Stop pouring your margin into the mixing cup
Hivara is inventory and production software for resin artists. Measure resin and hardener by the ounce, cost pigments, molds and hardware into every cast, and price each piece from its true numbers — including the waste every pour leaves behind.
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Track everything that goes into a resin art
From raw materials to finished stock, Hivara keeps resin artists on top of:
- resin and hardener
- molds
- pigments and dyes
- inclusions and glitter
- packaging
A resin art in Hivara
Product
Resin Keychain
SKU RESIN-KEY
Material
Epoxy Resin
tracked in oz · Resin
Supplier
Resin & Mold Supply
Variations
Color, Shape
Built around how resin artists actually work
Mix ratios are money math
A 2:1 pour that needs 0.9 oz of mixed resin costs a knowable amount — until cup residue, overpour and the odd failed cast eat into it. Build a waste allowance into each piece so pricing matches reality.
Molds wear out — someone has to pay for them
A $14 silicone mold good for ~80 casts adds about 18¢ to every piece. Amortize molds into your recipes and the replacements fund themselves instead of surprising you.
Pigments, glitter, inclusions — the tiny costs multiply
Mica, dyes, foils and dried flowers are cheap per gram and expensive per year. Tracking them in the recipe turns 'a pinch of glitter' into a real line item.
Every color is its own product
Ocean blue, galaxy purple, gold-flake clear — each colorway and shape sells differently. Variations show which combinations actually move so you pour more winners.
A day in Hivara, for resin artists
- 1
Load your resin bench
Resin and hardener by the ounce, pigments by the gram, hardware and molds by the piece — all at real prices.
- 2
Cast a batch
Log twelve keychains: mixed resin, pigment, hardware and a slice of mold life deduct; twelve finished pieces join stock.
- 3
Price by the cast, not the vibe
Each shape and colorway carries a true cost — so customs and markets are quoted from numbers, not nerves.
- 4
Reorder ahead of the cure
Alerts on resin and your go-to pigments fire before a weekend of orders meets an empty bottle.
What a resin keychain really costs
This is the math Hivara does for every product you make — every line from a real bill of materials, updated whenever a supplier price changes.
The waste allowance and mold line are what separate a real resin cost from a hopeful one.
Resin Keychain
- Epoxy resin + hardener (0.9 oz incl. waste)
- $0.98
- Pigment + glitter
- $0.22
- Keychain hardware
- $0.35
- Mold wear (amortized)
- $0.15
- Packaging
- $0.25
Questions resin artists ask
How do I price resin art pieces?
Cost the mixed resin your piece actually consumes (waste included), add pigments, inclusions, hardware, a share of mold life and your time — then set margin on top. Small pieces often price at 4–6× materials; large statement pieces are mostly labor.
How much resin does a piece really use?
More than the mold volume: cup residue, stir sticks and overpour typically add 10–20%. Weigh a few pours, set that as the recipe amount, and your remaining-resin count will finally match the bottle.
How do I account for failed casts and seconds?
Bake an expected failure rate into your waste allowance, and log genuine failures so materials draw down honestly. Sellable seconds can become their own discounted product instead of disappearing from the books.
Can I track dozens of colorways and shapes?
Yes — color and shape are variation axes, so a keychain in eight colors is one product with eight tracked combinations, each with real cost and stock.
Does resin inventory tracking work for custom orders?
Customs quote cleanly when the recipe exists: you know the resin, pigment and hardware cost before you answer the DM, and the order draws from stock like any other piece.
Guides for resin artists
All guidesHow to Price Resin Art (Waste, Molds and Real Margin)
Every pour leaves money in the cup. Price resin pieces from what a cast truly consumes — waste, mold wear and failures included.
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Run your resin art business like a business
Know your true cost and profit, track every material, and produce by scan. Start free — no credit card. Or try the free pricing calculator first.