Imagine making a whole wall of tile in your bathroom shower of just beautiful flowers encased in resin🌹🌷🌸🌺💐

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.

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.

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who else thinks she should make a table top like this? it would be beautiful.

You should make custom doorknobs from resin. Like dresser knobs or something

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!

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.

The fresh Queen Anne's Lace turned out very nice.

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.

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 really liked the fresh Queen Anne"s Lace

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 :)

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.

If you still have the dried v/s the fresh ones, it would be interesting to see what each looks like now.

This would be so cool to do with your wedding bouquet!

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

I like how all the colors from the fresh flowers came out

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.

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!

The fresh queen Anne's lace is gorgeous. 😊

Maybe it’s just me... I like both. Even though the color changes I like the fresh flowers transformation

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

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 !!

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

The first one .. Imagine those old school 80s showers with the clear fat tile brick things with these flowers in them 😍

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!

That large square, the more pink one, the dried one is BEAUTIFUL!!!!

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 😊 🌸

I love the faceted edges!

I loved the dried ones. The coaster molds are so beautiful. Thank you for sharing your talent. I love how you speed up the video so it is not boring.

Thank you! This vídeo answered all my questions about dried versus fresher flowers art.

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!!!

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

Girl, your spirit is lovely! I have recently failed at just drying flowers but have also wanted to experiment with resin. You have sparked a desire in me to mix the both and see what happens. Looking forward to more vids!!

That rain sound is actually quite relaxing

I love the look of the fresh Queen Anne's Lace! That one was my favorite out of the batch💙

the fresh Queen Anne's lace was my absolute favorite! so gorgeous

I just ordered a bunch of supplies to make some resin pieces. Since I am on lockdown, as are many of us, I thought I would start a new hobby. I stumbled upon your site when I was researching how to dry flowers. First of all...you are adorable! Second, you just made me so excited to start this new hobby. Having you as a resource, is comforting to me. I am one of the fortunate ones, I am getting paid while I am out of work, so I thought maybe making something to cheer people up would be nice, while keeping busy. Wish me luck!

This is the first video of yours I've come across and I'm OBSESSED. I can't wait to binge watch all your other videos. They all look beautiful, the dried lizzy coaster is my fav! Well done you xxx

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

So I actually loved the fresh rose and the fresh Queen Anne lace.

Your energy is absolutely captivating!

I ABSOLUTELY LOVED the fresh Queen Anne's Lace!! Much better version than the dried. The dried rose was prettier and the other flower was gorgeous! I LOVE the mold with the faceted edges! Love ALL your videos! Keep on recording!

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 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.

Really love her energy

You are just lovely all around! Thank you for cheering up my day!

I liked the dried ones, but I actually prefer the fresh versions.

Very interesting results. I think the air bubbles add to the overall look. Thanks for sharing your project.

I am in Awe ! It’s just stunning what you do and love them all and the ring is on 💯.

They all came out so PRETTY

This is the first video I've watched from you, just wanted to say your personality is awesome! I liked the fresh queen Ann's lace the best, although the dried pink one is very pretty as well.

Thanks so much for the demo! I'm going to have to get one of those microwave flower drying thingy's

This was the first video I watched of yours and I'm subscribed! I can really tell how much you appreciate flowers by this video. You're talented and this was super interesting! I think the fresh flower that looked like fire works was the best. Keep it up and I'm excited to watch more :)

They're beautiful. You have inspired me to try making them.

Fresh Queen Ann's lace is actually my fav!

I felt like crying while she was deconstructing the fresh ones

Thank you so much for showing us the differences!!

I’ve never worked with resin but I loved all of them, thank you for the tutorial

I like dried best, however the fresh has a strange feel to it -- like life frozen in plastic.

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. :)

They all turned out beautiful!!

I love you videos and experiments! And your sense of humor!

OMWord, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE, LOVE, YOUR CHANNEL!!! I'M LEARNING SO MUCH from YOU! I'm NEW at working with resin and apoc. I also was wondering if I could do that with flowers! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE WATCHING THE WAY YOU DO THINGS! GREAT TECHNEKS, & THANK YOU FOR SHARING, ESPECIALLY WITH SO MANY THINGS!!! Your personality is such a POSITIVE INSPIRATION 🥰💗

I dried and kept the roses my boyfriend has gave me. Two vases now. Would love to preserve them without crushing them

These are beautiful! Love the last one undried. Thank you for sharing. The dried rose is also a favorite

I love your energy! Beautiful project!

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.

Just found your channel, already loving it, and I must say, I love rain, so the rain sound in the background was kinda cool too ;)

The Queen Anne's Lace 'firework' is sooooooo BEAUTIFUL!!!

So beautiful! They definitely NOT a waste of your resin! Simply Gorgeous!

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 🤔

i've been watching for literally 10 seconds and ur already adorable ;-;

I love that you love flowers! Keep on creating 'cause I would love to see more of your creative work! Beautiful Mrs. Artsy Madwoman!

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?

Thank you for the video:) Have you ever tried preserving mushrooms in resin?

I admire your enthusiasm and liveliness of presentation. Please continue you love your work we All learning from you . Thank you from Australia 🇦🇺.

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!

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 🌸🌸

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.

They both look pretty cool and give a new look

I love all of them!!! Beautiful

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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.

I'm new to this kind of craft. I was planning to put resin to my newly bloomed tulips, but I was in doubt so I found your video and you have a very interesting observation. Thank you. You're a big help💐

Omg first video I’ve seen of yours! Subscribed automatically. My Taurus sun is LIVING for this. Edit: quality wholesome content I can watch on self care days! Thank you

What brand of resin are you using? I love how it looks!!

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,.

you are so funny and I feel like I found a kindred crafty person - glad I found you in a random search for info on DIY resin!

I am living for your resin energy

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.. I pick up my phone .. turn KZfaq on.. annnnd 💥 YOU'RE RIGHT THERE! 🤔 That beautiful blue hair, which I'm drawn to because mine is different colors every time I blink and I don't care that I'm 46 no one knows that. Oops. Anyways, and your fairy lights! 😍😇 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 .. because nothing, and I mean NOTHING in 15 YEARS of watching KZfaq, has EVER come up like this. I have a thousand times over, told myself that I need to look it up, find out how it's done or if I can even do it, ya know that kind of thing, and never have. 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!😂 SO ... it's almost like you have been sent to me by the Goddess of Creativity for this New Year to give me the push I needed to get it started! I truly think it's something my soul needs right now. I absolutely adore you ,you are fabulous! I am going to go back and watch every video! I already subscribed and turned on all the notifications, so I'm set! 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 ! Loads of Love to ya! ❤ A Kindred Spirit You Didn't Know You Had. 😘 I'm also a bit on the silly side in case you didn't notice.🤦‍♀️ 😘

The fresh weren’t terrible but the dried were definitely better

First great video! I'm new to resin & wanted to do a Rose skull for my daughter....this helped immensely! Now, you are my favorite instructor! Beautiful, your hair, makeup & personality are just stunning! I hung on every word! Thank you!

Ive had this video in my Watch Later for a while now and I'm so glad I finally watched it. This is my first video of yours and I just wanted to say you're hilarious!! I am DEFINITELY subscribing!!

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.

The two flowers that changed colors should have been in a deeper mold. You need the resin to cover and seal the stem. That's why the Queen Anne's Lace came out good. The cut stem was submerged. The rose and flower were essentially dying. The stem was exposed and neither watered nor sealed.

Just started watching your channel after getting into resin art. Love it! Keep on crafting- you rock!

Love the ones you picked...your energy is beautiful ❤️💯👏👏👏💥❤️❤️❤️

I'm TOTALLY in love with the little dried flower in the resin....you ever do a giveaway....please remember me!!! 🥰🥰🥰