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Notes from the studio Why learn the hard way when the hard way has already been done for you? Techniques, materials, and the occasional beautiful mistake, written by the same hands that pour the work, so your next piece skips the errors her early ones didn't.
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August 31, 2026
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Dust Is the Enemy: Protecting Resin Art While It Cures How to keep dust out of curing resin: the DIY dust cover stand, drying hacks, and how to clean a surface that got caught.…
August 29, 2026
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What They Don't Tell You About Luxury Resin Art The four truths nobody says out loud: the real startup cost, idea theft, why your website decides if you're taken seriously, and what it act…
August 28, 2026
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What I Look For When Shopping Hobby Lobby as a Geode Resin Artist Come along on a full Hobby Lobby haul through a geode resin artist’s eyes: shells, opal glass, pigments, and pearls, plus the Vendor List wi…
August 17, 2026
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Where Luxury Resin Art Actually Sells Discover where to sell luxury geode resin art: online marketplaces, galleries, art fairs, social media and your own website. Honest guidance…
August 14, 2026
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I Don't Sell Resin. I Sell Time. The price of art means nothing until you compare it to the right thing. At Opulux Designs that thing is time: saved, well spent, and turned …
April 22, 2023
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Brand Every Frame: The Silicone Mat Trick for Maker Videos Want your logo in every resin art video? See how a translucent, non-slip silicone craft mat turns your work surface into free branding for m…
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Sixty Seconds of Resin: The Mini Cheese Board Time-Lapse Watch my mini geode cheese board come together in a close-up time-lapse. Beginner and intermediate resin tips, captioned techniques, and my …
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Walls That Grow: Succulent Planters That Upgrade Any Room Learn to make wall-mounted succulent planters with soil, rocks and faux succulents. Get the full vendor list and build a low-maintenance liv…
Opulux Insider INSIDER INSIDER 🔒 December 23, 2020
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The High-End Faux Succulent Planter, Every Step Learn how I build a high-end faux succulent garden planter with resin, sand and rocks. Watch the step-by-step luxury DIY and grab the full v…
Opulux Insider INSIDER INSIDER 🔒 September 28, 2018
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Fire Your Linktree: Your Bio Link Deserves Your Own Domain Why I quit ItsMyURLs and Linktree to build a branded links page on my own site, and how it grew my blog traffic from Instagram by about 50%.…
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Trinity: One Sculpture, Three Geodes, Zero Molds Watch the full creative process behind my Trinity Geode Sculpture resin art piece: prepping, mixing, pouring, and restarting a 3-tiered wood…
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Purple Druzy: Growing Crystals That Never Existed Watch the layered process behind my Purple Druzy Geode resin art, with close-up time-lapse detail, captioned tips, and the exact supplies I …
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Pynk, Start to Finish: A Geode Process Diary Watch my Pynk geode resin art process, from texture layer to finished piece, plus the exact supplies I used and where to learn the full tech…
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Tranquility: Building Calm Out of Resin and Stone Watch the making of "Tranquility," a geode resin art sculpture: color choices, gem placement and line techniques from Tampa artist Isyss. Su…
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Glitter Lines That Behave: The Trick to Crisp Sparkle Learn how to make perfect glitter lines in resin geode art. Isyss shares the detail technique that separates good pieces from unforgettable …
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Princess Diaries: The Full Royal Treatment in Resin Watch the full "Princess Diaries" geode resin art process from prep to pour. A silent studio tutorial for experienced resin artists, plus th…
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The Seated Lady: Sculpting a Planter With Attitude Watch how a Home Goods statue became the Seated Lady Succulent Planter. See the build, the vendor list, and learn this mixed media style fro…
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Faking Geology: How I Build Crystal Texture in Resin See how I build layered crystal texture in geode resin art, with the supplies, timing tips and a time-lapse video showing the details up clo…
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My Rich Valentine: A Three-Piece Pour About Patience Watch Isyss correct design mistakes, work in patient layers and turn an 8"x8" 3pc resin set into a stunner. Free members-only geode resin ar…
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Your First Pour: The Charcuterie Board That Teaches Resin Learn to pour a stunning resin charcuterie board with this beginner tutorial from Isyss, including the full vendor list and shopping links t…
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Epiphany, Start to Finish: Watch a One-of-One Come Alive Watch me pour the one of a kind Epiphany geode resin art piece step by step, mistakes included, and see exactly how I correct them on camera…
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Four More Website Features That Quietly Sell Art (Part 2) Part 2 of the stand-out series, a Collector Circle exclusive: four conversion features quietly selling art on my resin art website, and how …
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Four Unique Features I Added to My Resin Art Website (Part 1) Four unique website features from my resin art business you can use on your own artist website: a gated vendor list, a sold artwork archive,…
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The Hexagon: Concrete Geode Propagation, Round Two Learn to make a concrete geode propagation planter with a hexagon mold, plus the crater technique that mimics a cracked geode and a full ven…
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Concrete Meets Crystal: The Geode Propagation Planter Learn to cast a concrete geode propagation planter with cracked-crystal craters, custom pigments, and a full vendor list inside this Collect…
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Funky Green: A Jewelry Box With Serious Personality Learn how to create a stunning custom green geode jewelry box with resin. Step-by-step video guidance, pigment tips, and the full vendor lis…
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The Pyrite Lid: Tiny Jar, Serious Treasure Learn to create a pyrite cluster geode jar lid using advanced geode resin art techniques, with three styles to follow: modern, rustic and bo…
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Big Blue: Going Oversized With Geode Resin Watch how I built this Big Blue geode resin piece in layers, with close-up time-lapse detail, secret supplies and captioned tips for interme…
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The Forgotten Platform That Still Pays: Making Money on Tumblr Learn how to make money posting content to Tumblr: how its rebloggable, mixed media feed keeps your links and your art earning exposure whil…
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Blue Dreams: Pouring an Ocean Into Resin, Step by Step Pour an ocean into resin with my full-disclosure Blue Dreams geode tutorial: canvas prep, crystal placement, pigment mixing, and a flawless …
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