Resin casting flowers

I love trying out new crafty things. For many years I have wanted to try preserving flowers in resin. Specifically to preserve flowers.This will be a rather short post, as there was no real need to take photos along the way, but more just to explain what I did, and what mistakes I made. Here

We introduce you to the resin casting technique. Read our detailed instructions on epoxy resin casting and watch our video tutorial.

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If you’re a beginner, crafting with epoxy resin can be challenging. Here are the five things you need to know before you start.

Learn 4 ways to dry flowers and preserve their colour, ready for embedding in resin. These techniques use silica gel and a microwave for fast drying and to preserve their colours.

how to make real flower jewelry

Preserving flowers with two-part epoxy resin is a somewhat messy, but not difficult, procedure that produces striking results. Choose flowers that have tightly petaled blossoms, such as roses, chrysanthemums, tuberoses, gardenias, asters, carnations, marigolds or tulips, for best results.

Learn how to dry flowers in a microwave. Quick and easy. Great for including dried flowers in your resin crafts and jewelry.