Step 3. Glue your artwork
Prepare your artwork. Photocopy originals to use. Cutting them up to reasonably smaller sizes is preferable. Experiment with how you would lay it out. Wearing your gloves, soak each piece one at a time in the glue, and stick down. Ensure you remove any air pockets and excess glue using your gloves. A sponge is handy to have to wipe off any excess glue. When doing edge pieces, trim them to fit nicely just around the edge.

Step 4. Preparing the resin
You can now coat the platter with resin which gives it a high-gloss look. As this is a large platter you will need at least 8oz or 240ml of resin mix. Once resin is mixed to manufacturer's instructions, place platter on paper (or some other disposable material) as you will have resin dripping over the edges.

Step 5. Coating your platter with resin
Now, dipping your paint brush into the resin, quickly brush resin completely over the top of your platter. We did not coat the underneath of the platter but that's a personal choice.For the next hour or so, watch for bubbles appearing and remove by blowing gently on them through a straw. Also watch for drips over the edge and wipe them gently away. This attention to detail is important for completing a successful project.