How To Preserve Wedding Flowers In Epoxy Resin

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How to preserve wedding flowers in epoxy resin. Lift the blossom out of the epoxy and transfer it to the picture frame which is now set upright over newspaper or your other protective covering. Which of course got us to thinking about how to preserve flowers as well as small plants and other items if one wishes in their more natural un pressed shapes by protecting them in perpetuity using of course epoxy resin. Dip the flower blossom with the stem attached into the epoxy and hold it there for a few minutes so the epoxy gets between the petals.

Add your dried flowers with tweezers. Mix the epoxy in your non metallic cup and avoid bubbles by stirring slowly all the way through. To prevent the resin from reacting with the flowers they need a protectiv sealing.

Borax on the other hand will take about 5 to 14 days to dry the flowers. A simple way to do that is by covering the flowers and leaves with a layer of clear drying glue. To make a resin paperweight get a mold from your local craft store in whatever shape you want like a sphere or a.

Use a pushpin to hang the stem from the top of the frame. Keep a check on your silica and see if it turns pink this means it has absorbed all the moisture it can take. Just add some water to the glue and mix evenly.

Silica gel dries flowers faster in 2 to 4 days. You need to place the container in a dry and warm area and leave them to dry.