Using Deep Pour Silicone Molds For Flower Preservation - How To Encapsulate Flowers In Epoxy Resin

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In this video Kaycee Keller from @kkresinart ( / kkresinart ) uses one of our deep pour, super thick block molds to encapsulate and preserve flowers in epoxy resin.
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@jenzoe100 3 күн бұрын

So pretty!! Don't forget to dry your flowers first!! Any moisture will ruin your masterpiece!!!

@brianpeters512 Жыл бұрын

In the semi-side shots the layer lines are clearly visible. I have found that this is caused by allowing the layer to fully cure. If you pour when you can still leave a fingerprint the layer lines are MUCH less visible

@taz7352 Жыл бұрын

I àm starting to use deep pour resin. I am making a fish diorama. When will the resin be thick enough to insert fish? Can I do a deep pour and insert fish at different levels? I dont want layer lines. How to tell when to pour a second layer on deep pour. I do use resin for river boards but I have never done dioramas before

@CH-xw4fq 11 ай бұрын

I and just learning about problems with casting deep pour in layers. My first project is showing a very obvious line. I will experiment with sanding the line and maybe brush on epoxy over the line. Next project I will try the method you said above to control the layer line. Lines are more of a problem than bubbles to me.

@heidismith6148 Жыл бұрын

Turned out beautiful

@jerridyke8706 Жыл бұрын

Great video! You covered things which other creators have never covered I truly appreciate all of the information. I will definitely be watching you again. Thank you so much.

@CraftedElements Жыл бұрын

Thanks for saying Jerri.

@triciac1019 Жыл бұрын

That's just beautiful!

@michelle_resinrebel Жыл бұрын

Hi such a beautiful block, great work, thanks for sharing 😍 ❤️ xx

@mayanayi9172 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful 😍

@sonyagibson7569 5 ай бұрын

Beautiful

@elizabethnjambi7445 7 ай бұрын

I really like the result. I'd like to try this.

@noorandfroggyhassan7180 Жыл бұрын

Wow gr8 job ❤

@wendycoey7338 Жыл бұрын

beautiful

@BridgetteVanDerMerwe 17 күн бұрын

Stunning Just would like to find out after your first layer of Resin do you put the flowers in immediately or wait until its dry and then start putting in the flowers?

@luisamaria3233 6 ай бұрын

Preciosos trabajos me gustaria saber q resina usas si muy líquida o muy espesa

@maryguerra9933 Жыл бұрын

Wouldn't it be better to place tape on sides starting from the bottom up so if it does drip down the sides it won't get in between the layers?

@jenniferreasner869 Жыл бұрын

What process do you use for drying your flowers???

@ralphtrites3724 8 ай бұрын

Amazing results with the right mold + deep pour epoxy! Your selection & placement of objects appeared very good (esp after the reveal). Q: can you (or did you) use real flowers with this process?

@ralphtrites3724 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the insight.

@laurawelborn9763 4 ай бұрын

Is there anything I can do for small bubbles at the top? Can I sand and then apply clear coat?

@romajadav524 Жыл бұрын

It looks amazing... I have tried to preserve flowers in adeep cast too, however my stuff kind of all just bubbled up to the top even higher than the mold :( any suggestions why?

@CraftedElements Жыл бұрын

Even with a deep cast mold it's typically something you might want to do in 2 or 3 layers. If you have bubbling its either too much air in the epoxy (and it needs degassed first) or it got too hot. Which means it was poured too deep all at once for what the epoxy can handle.

@AngelaYoung-ys1ii 14 күн бұрын

Do you prefer real, dried flowers? or artificial? If artificial, what should they be made of for the best results?

@bronwynnwebster6160 9 ай бұрын

What brand top coat did you use

@etam1616 2 ай бұрын

Did you dry the flowers first?

@zhuoleng 6 ай бұрын

Could you recommend glue?

@Em-qn8cl Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great vid! I'm going to have a go at doing this with flowers from my wedding! Is the sanding and top coat necessary every time? Why is the final layer not good enough?

@CraftedElements Жыл бұрын

It depends on how it comes out of the mold, if its perfectly clear, no bubbles on the outer sides etc, then you could likely make due. Sanding and top coating levels it out, takes off the meniscus (raised area around the edge of the mold from surface tension). Once you sand, you either need to sand to 3000 grit, polish and leave it... Or cheat, and sand to 120 grit then flood coat.

@Em-qn8cl Жыл бұрын

@@CraftedElements thanks so much!! That's a great help! I'll try and find some top coat here in Australia! Also, is a heat gun absolutely necessary to remove the bubbles?

@CraftedElements Жыл бұрын

@@Em-qn8cl Heat gun or torch, I guess a high power hair dryer may work?

@Em-qn8cl Жыл бұрын

@@CraftedElements i did wonder about a hair dryer... but i envisioned resin getting blown out everywhere!! 😂

@jasminewhite95 2 ай бұрын

@@CraftedElementsdo you have any tips for a first timer with a sanding machine?

@riffleheal 5 ай бұрын

What size mold did you use?

@HunDevTom 3 ай бұрын

How much did you mix up at a time?

@simoneemmons7797 Жыл бұрын

How can you fix those later lines? They are visible and that would bother me as a customer. Is there a way to maybe sand them down or will they always be visible?

@mountedbuterfly 10 ай бұрын

It’s because she let the resin fully cure before pouring the next layer. You cant sand that out, its there for good. If you dont let the resin fully cure and pour the next layer when its still tacky this doesnt happen.

@monicatomaras1921 8 ай бұрын

@@mountedbuterfly Well, now you tell me!🤪

@Hillary327 Жыл бұрын

Have you ever made a block like this and included a photo? Any tips?

@moniquew3958 Жыл бұрын

You can seal them with a laminator to help prevent any damage to the photo (:

@tranquilivids 5 ай бұрын

Why does it have to be done in layers? Im completely new so im wondering why you cant just pour all the resin over the flowers after the first layer is done?

@TheNOISENOISEZETLAND 5 ай бұрын

Because when resin is deep it creates heat due to a chemical reaction its called flash cure if you look up some videos you will see really great examples, tests and far better explanations than my little comment here. Essentially it cures far too hot far too quickly and will be filled with bubles, will be wavy and often bendy or never fully cure at all. So in order to prevent this you need to do thin layers built on top of each other. Hope that kind of explains it.

@UncleLoud2nd 19 күн бұрын

Heat

@rozcindylove4583 Жыл бұрын

what is a table top coat? How is it different?

@CraftedElements Жыл бұрын

This video should help -> kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mdSApKaUrp7MdWQ.html

@karinamartins8431 Жыл бұрын

Why not use a UV Resin ? Im beginner 😅

@TheNOISENOISEZETLAND 5 ай бұрын

UV resin is only for very shallow things it would never be able to cure anything as deep as this or even a few inches deep

@hanymishrgy7308 Жыл бұрын

What epoxy brand you use?

@CraftedElements Жыл бұрын

I believe she is using "Superclear" in this video.

@seangross5663 Жыл бұрын

I take it the flowers are the fake/silk kind you can get a craft stores? Or are the flowers real?

@CraftedElements Жыл бұрын

@@seangross5663 Those are real. They are dried before using in the resin.

@palomat7529 Жыл бұрын

Is resin and epoxy the same thing ?

@CraftedElements Жыл бұрын

@@palomat7529 Sort of... There are multiple types of resins technically, but for all intents and purposes with our videos resin and epoxy are interchangeable.