Botanicals encapsulated

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    • December 21, 2015 at 5:43 am #4878
      Chris
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      We would love to try these so the question is …do they need to be dried first? If like ferns were used green, then wouldn’t the resin prevent any deterioration? A bit like being mummified? 🙂

      What’s best practice?

      Thanks

    • December 21, 2015 at 10:29 am #4879
      Katherine Swift
      Keymaster

      Hi Chris, I’m not an expert on this, but I did try drying flowers and putting them in resin at the beginning of the year. Here’s a link to my results: https://resinobsession.com/tag/drying-flowers

    • April 15, 2016 at 12:06 am #5372
      Les
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      Hello! Your website is so helpful. Any recommendations for encapsulating a slice of a morel mushroom in a polyurethane resin with a brass or copper backing and bezel? My intention is to make it into a belt buckle. Question is, do I dry the mushroom first? Can I expect the polyurethane to discolor it? Any other thoughts much appreciated!

    • April 15, 2016 at 9:52 am #5411
      Katherine Swift
      Keymaster

      You are going to have to get the mushroom as dry as possible. Polyurethane especially does not like moisture and will not cure if there is excess moisture.

    • June 15, 2016 at 10:34 pm #5789
      Diana
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      I have made a few paperweights with floral inclusions. I dried them in silica first but did not spray with resin gloss spray. So far, it has not changed color on me. If I encapsulate them without spraying first, will they eventually lose their color?

      • June 16, 2016 at 12:14 am #5791
        Katherine Swift
        Keymaster

        If your flowers didn’t change color right away, then I would expect it to be awhile before they changed color.

    • June 16, 2016 at 2:14 pm #5818
      Diana
      Guest

      Katherine,

      Is it likely that my flowers will change color eventually if encapsulated and not sprayed first with gloss sealer? Asking so that I don’t waste any more time making these only to have the colors fade.

      Thank you.

      • June 17, 2016 at 12:30 am #5824
        Katherine Swift
        Keymaster

        I don’t think so. The pieces I did over a year ago with flowers haven’t changed much that I can tell. It seems like if they didn’t change right away, I can’t tell that they have changed at all.

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