30/08/2026
One of the hardest parts of watching Yvie create her resin pieces is seeing the disappointment on her face when something she's been so excited about just hasn't worked.
She'll be so excited to demould something she's made , sometimes she's been talking about it since she poured it the day before, and then I see her face drop when she realises it hasn't set properly, there's a big bubble somewhere she didn't expect, or something has gone wrong with the mould.
And I always feel so disappointed for her.
Because creating resin pieces isn't as easy as mixing some resin, adding colour and glitter and pouring it into a mould.
There is actually so much that can go wrong.
The two parts of the resin need to be measured correctly or it may not set. Bubbles need to be carefully removed, and they have a habit of hiding under little ledges and in tiny details in the moulds. Sometimes you can check and check again, think you've done everything right... and still come back the next day to something that hasn't worked.
Unfortunately, this week Yvie has had quite a few of those moments.
She's had notebooks overflow, moulds get stuck to pieces and ruin both the creation and the mould, and bubbles appear even when we were sure we'd gotten them all out.
And when you're 9, you've carefully chosen all your colours and glitter, you've had a picture in your head of how something is going to look, and then you've had to wait until the next day to finally see it... that's pretty disappointing.
There have been some frustrated moments this week. There have been pieces she's been really unhappy with and times when she's wondered why something went wrong when we genuinely don't know ourselves.
But she's always learning.
Every failed piece teaches her something. Sometimes we can work out exactly what went wrong and what she can do differently next time. Other times, resin seems to have a mind of its own and all she can really do is try again.
And that's one of the things I love watching through Yvie's little business.
Of course I love seeing how proud she is when she creates something beautiful. But I'm also proud of the moments people don't see...when something she's worked hard on doesn't turn out, she's disappointed and frustrated... and then she picks another mould, chooses some more colours and glitter, and gives it another go. đź’•
