What Happens When You Put Fresh Flowers In Resin? | Fresh Vs. Dry
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- I get this question a lot about whether you can put fresh flowers in resin so I wanted to show you guys what happens! Leave some love & subscribe!
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Imagine making a whole wall of tile in your bathroom shower of just beautiful flowers encased in resin🌹🌷🌸🌺💐
Fabulous idea! I'd love that. 💕
or a bathtub
You’d make some happy customers
You just gave me such inspiration omg. I wanna make a bunch of hexagonal flower tiles and do a little kitchen backsplash with them!
MS Frank Omg! That would be beautiful! Please do it!
I really liked the fresh Queen Anne"s Lace
me too!
You should make custom doorknobs from resin. Like dresser knobs or something
That's a really good idea :)
Yeahh that is so cool! I saw that on Pinterest!
This is an amazing idea!! 👍🏻
Good idea. You should do it.
Jordan Leigh Wheatley that would be too cute
The youtube algorithm has finally done it's job and recommrecommended me a video I'm actually interested in
Now if they quit sending me something I looked at years ago or by accident......
Did you make some?
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So I've never worked with resin, but I study chemistry and other sciences, and my best guess for preserving fresh flowers in resin has to do both with the flower and the amount of resin.
Resin gives off heat as it sets and cures, and the more resin that is around a fresh flower, the more heat is released to 'cook' it, which distorts the colour. The lack of water in dried flowers prevents this heat from distorting the colors.
This also means that the type of flower, it's natural moisture percentage when fresh, and the 'tenderness/delicateness' of the flower will affect the result after the resin is set. So trying to preserve really sensitive flowers like a rose when fresh would be expected to be really difficult.
Wow! Thank you for this comment. Thats very interesting to know.
@@eljacoby hence why the queens anne lace turned out nicer
Yes, stick with flowers like lavendar, small daisies, wild flowers and you have no issues.
Someone tried that. It didnt work very well in my opinion. With fresh roses
Is resin toxic to digest?
I *LOVE* the big dried flower square!! I’d do a backsplash or chair rail or the shower wall in my daughter’s bathroom in a stinking heartbeat!
who else thinks she should make a table top like this? it would be beautiful.
Some guy did it! Look up table made of Epoxy resin his name on here is positive couple. Its the most amazing thing I have ever seen
my first thought too👊 be beautiful in a window sill too
@a janee I saw his video but he used fake flowers. Resin heats up when curing so fresh flowers dry because of the heat and lose all of their colors. The heat don’t affect the colors of plastic so fake flowers are the same before and after curing. The best technique to cast “natural looking” flowers in resin is to use fabric flowers because the dyes used to dye the fabric don’t lose their colors due to the heat. (Sorry for any English mistakes ;) )
I would love to know how long the fresh flowers lasted is it ok long term ?
I’m trying to make one 😂
I've heard that fresh flowers will rot over time even in Resin and that's why you have to dry them out. I like using silica gel to dry them because they retain their color and shape.
Right.....i had same problem
You are 100% correct.
From where we can buy Resin
@@marymekhail4409 store
I’m new to this and was tasked with preserving some flowers from a funeral, which is a lot of pressure and I’m trying to get it right. What brand of epoxy resin do you use with flowers that you dry in silica? And do you just mix 1/2 / 1/2 of each?
If you still have the dried v/s the fresh ones, it would be interesting to see what each looks like now.
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You want to use a super slow curing resin, because they produce the least amount of heat during the cure. You should be able to use heartier blossoms with a slow cure resin with minimal discoloration. You could also dry the blooms in silica sand (crystal cat litter that’s been made super fine). The microwave dryer cooks your flowers too which is why they lose color, not because of moisture content. Cilicia sand will draw the moisture out in a short period of time, while preserving the color and structure of the bloom.
Yeah a dehydrater makes more sense than a microwave.
The fresh Queen Anne's Lace turned out very nice.
I agree! Of the 6 pieces, the fresh Queen Ann's Lace was my favorite!
agreed!
Very little liquid in the flower heads of Queen Anne’s lace/Yarrow/wild carrot. They have fairly woody stems and chunky tuberous roots that hold a good deal of water.
Agree
The fresh, Queen Anne’s lace is my favorite.
Love, I have noticed that You Don’t use a mask or glowes when You work with resin. You are slowly poisoning yourself and it can lead to serious illness. Please protect yourself and only work in a well ventilated room.
I came here to ask the same thing! Please, please wear a mask and gloves. You might not be able to smell it, but that doesn't mean the fumes aren't there. Please protect your precious self so we can keep enjoying your talent!
@@LucienDeSilver I thought the same thing for her safety too and ours as we learn to use. I have health issues working don't want more! Thks conformation.
True. I thought I was having an allergic reaction but finally figured out after this last time it was giving me a chemical burn on my face and eyes. I puffed up like a blowfish and my face peeled like I had a sunburn. I couldn't smell it either so I thought it was harmless. I have since learned my lesson the painful way.
Janna Strandli thanks for that.
Kathy Taylor yikes! That seems a pretty aggressive reaction 😳
When I worked with resin, I had my table next to the open balcony door and left the door open until the resin was cured. And I wore gloves, but that was manly because I have psoriasis and therefore know how sensitive my skin is. I’ll look up more info on how to stay safe. Thanks for the warning!
As the resin heats it cooks the fresh flowers. You can use a resin with a lower curing temp as well as do it in stages because the more resin you use the higher the curing temp gets.
Very valuable information, thank you
What if you were to dip the rose in a pot of resin giving it a thin coat, then when dry put it in the mold and cover with resin. Maybe this will pre preserve the color and protect it more from heat?
@@Aangel452 to do it that way the resin is better applied in a base layer to stabalize the flower and then gently brushed on the flower by hand to preserve the shape
Ive tried to do fresh flowers before so this is all very helpful
What type of stages do you mean?( newbie here)
I quite liked the result of the fresh flowers, still. The shimmer rose looked like gold, and the queen anne's lace looked really pink.
Dried will last a long time though :)
Could you give us an update like maybe after a month on the fresh flower? I am just curious to know will they stay the same colour or will they change. Yah. If you could. Love your videos.
Yes definitely! The Rose has already turned much more brown since I finished this video 😬
@@ArtsyMadwoman I wonder if you could spray them with something before you put them in resin, I think they use to do that w roses, the long stemmed ones🤔😁 love your work, just subbed💖
How about a time lapse? A picture a month for 6 months?
@@ArtsyMadwoman can you put a glossy top coat on fresh flowers?
If there's still a significant amount of moisture in something organic, it's likely going to slowly decompose.. even encased in resin.
So it's likely going to be more brown and icky looking as time goes on.
I’d love to see what the flowers look like after several months or now that a year has gone by if they’ve changed at all.
Take care and stay safe!
Same! I feel like that trapped moisture has to have some effect...mold?
Me too :)
I hope she updates us, I wonder too.
What happened with my flowers after a long period of time, was that they started to develop a light yellow-ish tone to some edges, but it wasn't that noticeable, to present day it's a bit noticeable, but it still looks stunning. It really depends what colour flower you put in, because if it does get that yellow tint, it can look alright with some colours, so you don't need to worry about that.
@@tasnim1608 Thanks for this detailed info, I'm thinking of sunflowers that I didn't want to use silk
Have you tried preserving them in silica first? Like the forever flowers. They look fresh for years, but since it removes moisture they may retain their color and integrity better then fresh :)
Silica is my favorite method so far. Especially for flowers with a lot of depth like roses
You also dont have to press the flowers with silica.
There is also a powder you can buy that makes potpourri dry, i think its called orris root, not sure of spelling.
Just please don't breathe in the silica dust! Silica dust can create a very serious autoimmune response in the lungs. Always wear a mask when using and be careful of makeup products, especially powderd that contain it.
I've never found silica to be helpful. It divots the petals like a golf ball and turns them dark ugly brown. I've followed all the directions and still my most beautiful flowers, roses included, were ruined. 😭
YES! That is the most beautiful coaster I have ever seen. That's what I was screaming at you when you reveled it. I need that coaster mold and the flower is perfect in it. Also, the dried Queen Anne's Lace is so beautiful. I must try this!
I dried and kept the roses my boyfriend has gave me. Two vases now. Would love to preserve them without crushing them
They're beautiful. You have inspired me to try making them.
you got me started with experimenting with flowers , I got different results, red roses turned yellow towards the middle, the edges stayed red, the leaves stayed green., a few turned brown. Marigolds the orange stayed orange, the center stayed yellow but part of it brown. the wax begonia turned greenish yellow, coleus I got mixed results, some kept their color. I tried drying coleus in silica, it stripped the color, small flowers , also little flowers..same thing I also had some that turned brown and oozed sticky junk out from the side. You should start a facebook group where we could upload photos of our experiments. I put many on instagram. The fresh flowers may continue to change colors so please follow up in a week or two
This would be so cool to do with your wedding bouquet!
She did this and it turned out beautiful!
@@thatfijiwatergirl could I possibly pay her if ever I want mine or a friend's done too?
Did you use just a regular epoxy or a special kind
I'm actually doing it, my soon-to-be husband wanted to keep it forever, so we decided to preserve it in resin
Mine’s a bit bittersweet… lost my wife this year and I want to do it with her favourite coloured rose as a gift to my mother in law.
Glad some people have been doing comparisons like this before I go making horrific choices when everyone’s already sad
Have you ever tried to spray clear coat on the fresh flowers before the resin. I saw someone do that and they didn't turn brown from what I remember. Hope you give it a try. Thank-you for sharing. Have a very lovely day!!!
Do you know what type of spray?
@@jessiecarey7311 I believe it is called "Clear coat" by Krylon, it is just a lacquer spray (I think). I use it to seal my art work. Hope this helps. Sorry it took so long to answer I couldn't get the message system to work so I had to go into my history to find the video and answer you that way. Have a great day!
From my understanding with fresh flowers you need to have their stems in glycerin so they can drink it. Once they have it should preserve the color of the flowers so you can put them in resin.
We can do it like that seriously?
Great. And add colors to the flowers if it is white and pastel too
How long will the color stay? will it dry inside after some time?
So are you saying flowers preserved with glycerin can be put in resin without the need to dry them?
You crack me up. You're so awesome! Thank you for all your how to videos. Your resin projects are beautiful! I heard that applying Mod Podge to all parts of the flower before putting in resin works well.
Most Beautiful coaster Ever!
Maybe it’s just me... I like both. Even though the color changes I like the fresh flowers transformation
I don’t think the fresh look yucky. I do really like the fresh Queen Ann’s Lace!! Beautiful. I really like the one mold. Gonna try to dry tomorrow. Wish me luck!
I like how all the colors from the fresh flowers came out
but the fresh flowers will turn brown in the resin...I tried that years ago.
Tomoko Abe She’s talking about the fresh flowers after they were put in resin.
K J yea sometimes they start turning brown after awhile even within the resin
The Ururun User ohhh I see.
Me too! I prefer fresh flowers came out best!
let fresh flowers sit in a 50/50 mixture of water and glycerin to preserve the flower with more coloration. i haven’t tried pressing them after, but i have a bouquet of eucalyptus that’s kept it’s color and shape for about six months now. they have the texture of dried flowers, delicate and rattly, but if you’re looking for better coloration the glycerin will help. i got a gallon bottle of vegetable glycerin for $20 on amazon.
the pressed flowers are super cute in resin! it has that old timey quality i feel with pressed dried flowers. :)
I feel like the completely preserve the fresh flowers you’d have to completely cover them in resin and not have any part sticking out
I cant believe that wasn't common sense... if a fresh flower with moisture inside it is exposed to air, it will speed the decomposition process. if it's fully encased in resin it most likely could prevent it from aging, degrading, & browning. what a waste of a video.
ania common sense is not that common 🤷🏻♀️
I agree
If common sense were common everyone would have it! LOL
@@largeautomobile have you tried that and it worked? I previously used fresh flowers, covered them in resin (as the back of my phone case) and they turned to brown and yellow. no part of them was sticking out. my phone case was completely ruined.
I fully emersed some provencal herbs and flowers - without drying them first -in resin last year and they still look fine
The fresh queen Anne's lace is gorgeous. 😊
Love the fresh....a co worker and I are getting ready to try this...thanks....
I want to know if you can do a rose in a snow globe shape, I would love to be able to keep some of the roses I get that way, and don't like it as much when they are pressed flat.
A wood turning guy did it ...and you can but its a pain
She’s done other flowers in that way 💖
try to hang the flower upside-down to dry it out
I've seen people use silica gel beads to dry the flowers out without flattening them, then putting them in resin that way.
You can buy really fine silica and put it in a little storage container to dry out the rose in its original state. I never had any come out poorly using this method
Even though they yellowed, they all still look beautiful. The 2 roses were prettier and truer to original colors with the dried but the Queen Anne's chocolate lace, the fresh just looked so perfect and fresh and frozen in time. :D
I don't have the money for doing these, BUT I love your channel! You have such a nice personality and you're always in such a good mood that it is a pleasure to watch you doing these. I really enjoy your videos 😊 🌸
If you drink alcohol you do. Just stop drinking.
Appreciate yr efforts to make the video interesting 😄.
The topic too was good… fresh flowers v/s dried👍
Should totally do a quick video of that the fresh looks like now several months later. I'm interested in the color longevity, they look nice as is but I'd love to see how they hold up
These are incredibly beautiful . I wish i had a clear bathtub made of these!!!!! 😢
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They look beautiful!! I learned that over time they tend to yellow and look gross. I prefer dried flowers even though the initial result is prettier with fresh. They just don't hold up over time
PrettyFul! I think the best one is the dried lace. 🌺🌸🍂 Nice work.
If you add a little bit of blue / purple to your resin mix it might help with the colour and also with the aging of the resin . I learned that doing nails as acrylic and gel both have a blue or purple tone to it as it becomes yellow when it cures (or ages for acrylics )
Hope that's helpful 😊 also great video and positioning of the flowers !!
I know in later videos she does, but her not wearing gloves or a ventilator is freaking me out. Please wear protective gear while working with resin. It can cause skin irritation, rashes, allergic reactions, lung disease, and lung cancer!!! Please be careful when working with resin!
I liked the dried ones, but I actually prefer the fresh versions.
Dried will last a long time though :)
maybe it’s just me but i thought the fresh flowers were pretty too. they might not have retained their pink color but pale yellow isn’t necessarily a yucky color to me. i think it’s got the same charm that weathered paper has. not to mention the texture of the fresh flowers is pretty cool, it still has ruffles in it, makes you feel like you could just reach out and touch them! it probably would turn a brown color over time though since they still moisture in them
The first one .. Imagine those old school 80s showers with the clear fat tile brick things with these flowers in them 😍
I'm sure there's a way to do this, I would talk to someone that works with florals and see what the steps would be to do this, but a lower heat temp resin might work better. I liked how they looked. Some flowers are a type to use as a dried flower, so that might be better. This was so pretty and interesting to watch, TFS
I don't know how RUclips got me here, but for once the algorithm brought me something nice.
They turned out beautiful.
I like dried best, however the fresh has a strange feel to it -- like life frozen in plastic.
I suppose because it’s life frozen in plastic?
@@johvie Funny bonk bonk. We need to buy you some resin for your comments. Ha ha. :)
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience. Love your videos. Now I need to find mold to do my flowers
What brand of resin are you using? I love how it looks!!
I like the 1st dry rose...I'll definitely be trying this. Tfs!!
In my humble opinion...and I've never done any of this...soooo, I think if you immersed the flower entirely, it might work. On those ones that turned yellow, the back of the flower was exposed. If it was cut off from all oxygen, therefore all decay? I think possibly that's why the queen anne's lace worked?
I think the issue is also that the rose, even if encased entirely, is inside that resin with not only moisture (inside the petals) and some air (mirco-bubbles), but with all the normal, natural microorganisms that live on and in the petals of the flower (just like we have organisms living in our eyelashes, etc). With tiny pockets of air, inherent moisture and organisms still present, I believe you get what forensic scientists call "closed container decomposition"
Regardless of being fully immersed or not, if they’ve got water in them (which if they’re “fresh,” they do) they will wilt and brown anyways.
Resin also heats up as it cures, I think this is what's causing the rapid damage to the flowers.
I've seen some people have success with fresh flowers if they use resins that have low curing heats. Granted, I dont know if they stayed looking fresh weeks after the project...
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The fresh weren’t terrible but the dried were definitely better
Except the lace omgg pretty fresh
@@rosecross6676 fresh lace was definitely better
With ten thousand bubbles .
You can use alcohol ink on the dried flowers and they look beautiful, I use a tiny brush to paint them using alcohol inks.
Oh my God the Queen Anne's Lace is killing me!
Sooo.. if you got a minute I have a little story for you. I'm silly like that😘
Bizarre how I found your Channel. I have actually had an obsession with flowers for a very long time. I have had jewelry making supplies for years, I used to own a store and ya know, was going to make jewelry to! Yea, never had time! Ever! Fast forward to today, I still have all of the stuff. It was just something I could never get rid of trust me I've heard it from everyone why do you still have that? So NOW, I still have no time, however I buy flowers all the time! When they mark them down at my grocery that's right next to me, I think the girl that works there actually does it on purpose for flowers that she knows I would like LOL, We've become friends😉 .. I buy them all the time because I hate to see beautiful things get discounted or thrown away!
Now, even if I have to stay up until 2 or 3 in the morning, I always take the flowers, after they have dried out, and put them in containers. I have so so many! And I mean like tie-dye flowers 2 beautiful roses just all kinds of stuff! Because I just keep thinking in my head I am going to do something with these with resin! I am! I am! I'm not getting rid of them! Never never! 😆
I take great care to make sure that every piece of a flower is just so! ...
Okay that being said, I never have talked about this to anyone. I just kind of do it. Well I mean the girl at the grocery .. I said I would like to make things out of them once I think, but that's all.
So Today while I was cleaning I just kept thinking about it and trying to figure in my mind what else I need to do it, where I need to get molds and different things. So I stopped cleaning to take a break..
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I read the description and was like wait a minute WHAT?! I started wondering if I was thinking but talking out loud and just didn't know it and my phone heard me lol ..
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So I turn the video on and it's like your me 20 years ago with darker hair LOL and way way better make up! I always thought I was a fairy and I'm pretty sure I'm going to prove that to myself this year and I'm proud of it!😂
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You do a great job and are very detailed! That's awesome for people like me that need that instruction! And I know sometimes people need to hear that! so, thank you for taking your time to read my little story... I've gotten into that for some reason to over the past couple weeks, oh well. You are fabulous and I cannot wait to go watch all your other videos! Happy New Year !
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Take care of yourself and follow all safety precautions, always wear a mask and gloves when working with resin and or powders/dusts of all types, even glass be safe with it, even if you cannot smell them they can be offgassing (the resins). Mariaela on Etsy and others make beautiful glass pendants that are so inspiring! =) Take care of yourself and Mother Earth and enjoy your journey! =)
I think you're really sweet and you've got such a lovely personality. Thank you for making this video, super helpful!
Okay the square one reminds me of a tile soooo would you be able to use these as tiles? Like behind a sink or in the shower 🤔
This is so interesting, I have so many questions
I definitely loved the fresh Queen Anne's Lace more! Not only were the colors more vibrant, but just the way it fit into the mold for more of a 3-D depth came out really awesome. It would be nice to make some with Baby's Breath, too, and maybe two other similar types (or leaves, ferns, etc...) to make a set of 4. Gorgeous, Dahhhling!
It came out beautiful. What would happen if you leave the fresh flowers with stems to soak up water stained with food colouring for a few days before putting doing the resin if you want a more vibrant colour? Food colouring shouldn't change as natural colours do.
Has anyone just considered dipping flowers in resin, then just hanging them upside down to cure? Then it could just be as thin layer over the flower, and not overheat. Then after that you could put the already resin coated flower in another resin project.
I like the look of fresh yellow flower better than dried, looks more natural, was surprised to hear it looked "nasty" lol maybe it looks different irl 👀
In the curing process resin heats up from the chemical reaction, this chemical reaction could be hot enough it heats the flowers and partially cooks them, turning them yellow and brown in the resin.
I feel like a low thermal resin might have a better chance at preserving fresh flowers.
My 2 cents anyway. :)
Yes, another youtuber did it this way. It still discolored slightly but far less than any other method.
all was verwey pwretty loved the live lace
Thank you for showing us the difference. They were interesting results. My favourite was the fresh lace flower I thought looked amazing, but also the diamond edge coaster looked beautiful. Absolutely love your channel ❤️ x
Do you think having the stamens in the fresh flowers affected some of the colour bleed? Thank you so much for making the video. The dried flowers are loads more vibrant 🌟
Fresh... They're yellow, but look like they're supposed to be.
Dried will last a long time though :)
Loved watching the video!! Wishing you huge success with your channel and future endeavour!
I love the faceted edges!
I have some egg shaped mold in 3 sizes, none as bit as a chicken egg. I wanted to try putting a cherry blossom or two into them and am researching doing so first. I will let you know how they work out
Thank you for the video:)
Have you ever tried preserving mushrooms in resin?
The colors seem to pop more with the dried, so I like the dried, what do you think?
Where the air bubbles are may rot. So a good idea is to add some resin in first, then the flower and finally the rest of the resin.
She did that.
Thank you! This is why they browned, the air has to be completely sealed off immediately! Or else the process of rot starts which is also when a flower looses moisture,
@@justinkaboutit7047 What if you paint the resin on first, then put it in a partially filled mold before adding the rest. All organic things will eventually rot, even in resin. I have some dried beans and corn stuff and even that went bad. They are old! I just want to see it done and see how long it lasts.
Ok..... now the important investment. A pressure pot. That will push the air out. Look at Nick Zammeti and Peter Brown. They have used a pressure pot to get air out of resin projects. I think one of them even tried to do a resin/fresh flower resin project.
Thata exactly what she did tho?
Did we watch the same video or?
Just Ink About It its not rot, its discolouration bc resin heats up and it slightly cooked the fresh flower. Bc fresh flowers still have water/moist in them that is what gets cooked. Dry flowers dont have that anymore, why it stays the same colour all throughout
Both are beautiful
How long do you wait to press the flower into the resin after pouring it into the mould? Do you always wait 5 hours till adding the second layer? Thanking you 🌸🌸
Hey...can you do a tutuorial where you make either the tops for rings..or brooches..using this flower and resin technique...
I recently found your channel and I love your work!! I was wondering if it’s possible to cast fake (plastic) flowers in resin or if they’d just melt?
I'll share a secret to drying flowers if you take a plate and place a paper towel or parchment paper down on your plate and arrange your flowers to dry then place another paper towel over the flowers put another plate on top and I use rocks to weigh it down put it in the micro wave and turn it on 5 seconds at a time and keep checking your flowers until there dry to the touch the colors remain brilliant and vibrant
And if you place them in plastic sealed containers with paper between the layers the color will last a couple years that way ..I use to use the silica but the colors faded and didn't last long and the flowers fall apart easier id noticed..
!!!Dont put fresh flowers into resin!!!
It will starts molding overtime, 100%
Thank you for this info.
@@seofra8252 You are welcome
Maria Pozina. Hi! I just had to share this funny story. About 20 years ago, my husband and I put a fresh Kiwi in resin and 2 years later, the Kiwi looked exactly like it did the day we poured the resin.
lol we dont care
Actually it won't, because it's completely incased, there is no oxygen available for it to decompose
Simply beautiful!!! I would love to see you do an hydrangea!
I felt like crying while she was deconstructing the fresh ones
@Arsty Madwoman- I would love to see you do tulips, lilies and daffodils in resin.
Can I tell you, I have learned so much from watching your videos. I am a newbie newbie. Just learning as I go. I love the dried flowers better than fresh. With the exception of the fresh queen Ann’s lace. The fresh really was “wow”. My son found a 4 leaf clover so hopefully I can preserve it. Your work is flipping amazing ❤️!!
I have mixed feelings, very pretty!!!
Now I know what I am going to do with my granddaughter's boquets of flowers from a special boyfriend that have been sitting in vases - dried - on top of my knick knack cabinet for the last 5 years. They will be beautiful collected and combined in resin,.
Gayle Leier did you finish this project? im trying to do the exact thing! what products did you use?
@@rebeccavanrooyen1641 you can find me under gleier41@gmail.com . Unfortunately I am a terrible procrastanator. So far I have bought ALUMINITE HIGH GLOSS CLEAR casting resin. Make sure you get clear. First time I got white but will find something to do with that later. Have watched many videos and have a plan. Will find a form that I want to use - either those silicone bake forms or :????. Something that will hold all the flowers I want to put into one piece. Pour in maybe half full - push in flowers and weight them down. Let dry overnight. Then the next day pour in another bath that will cover the flowers. Should get to that next week if you want to wait that long. Have to finish trimming the lemon tree and planting the rest of the garden. Keep in touch and we will compare notes.
Gayle
On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 9:07 AM RUclips wrote:
The queen Anne's lace has me shook
it's almost like flowers with less moisture can handle the resin process better :)
Great video!!! I have not worked with resin but I am watching video's hoping to learn some things before trying this. The last video I watched the girl wore a respirator and gloves and she said you needed both of these. And she was working outside doing this! But I noticed you didn't wear either of those. Are the resin fumes bad? What happens if you get resin on your fingers? Does it come right off?
You're my spirit animal. I love your energy, your work, and your hair! Did you do it? What color is it? I need ittttt. Lol.
YOU ARE A - MAZING!
I love watching what you do! Now, please tell me where to get the mold you used for the last dried flower you took out of the mold (too long of a name for me to remember LOL). The mold looks like a coaster with bezel edges. Do you think the colors will further change with time on the fresh flowers?
there's a link in the description
I don't know if I'd call that yellow a nasty color, but yeah, it sure did undergo a drastic change!
So I actually loved the fresh rose and the fresh Queen Anne lace.
so beautiful !
Resin and hardener is very expensive these days. It's a very expensive hobby.
She could sell them on Etsy
I tried for the first time doing a larger scale resin and it was with a fresh flower and it has not yellowed. It is still as colorful.