resin?

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I have 4 coasters made out of cardboard or some other papery kind of thing, (ya know, the disposable ones) and I want to make them.. not disposable. I like them a lot and want to keep them around, but I also want to actually use them. Should I use resin for this or what? What in the world can I do?

And just so this isnt a text-only, here is a picture of a picture frame I made, and some votive cups that I etched. They have a sea life design which you cant really sea because my camera is bad and Im a terrible photographer :)