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September 8, 2016 at 1:47 pm #6519Katherine SwiftKeymaster
This question comes from Julie:
I have a very old four leaf clover I found as a child and recently re-located it when my Mother passed. I would like to preserve it. I’ve read your list of resins and what each one does but the one I think would be right is listed as the hardest to mix. I only need a small amount to cast in a baseball card size area thin enough that I can then place embed into a picture frame or make a nice enough structure/molding that can be independently jk on our wall. What do you recommend for this type of endeavor?
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September 8, 2016 at 1:50 pm #6520Katherine SwiftKeymaster
Hi Julie,
First thing you want to do is make sure the clover is thoroughly dry. After this time, I would expect that would not be a problem. You will need to seal it before including it in the resin. If it were me, I would probably use the contact paper method shown here: https://www.resinobsession.com/resin-tutorials/dried-flowers-in-resin-the-next-step
For the area that you want to use with resin, does it have sides or not? That will impact the resin recommendation.
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September 10, 2016 at 5:32 am #6536jilieGuest
I think I will the cases my hubby use for his sport cards and money I put into a shadow box frame
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September 10, 2016 at 11:25 am #6540Katherine SwiftKeymaster
HI Julie,
Since you are using the resin in a mold (without demolding) I would suggest the Resin Obsession super clear resin. One of our small kits should be plenty of resin for you.
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September 18, 2017 at 3:45 am #10188Kate OliverGuest
Hi all, I’m an aussie who has never dried flowers before, however I need advice to start as I was lucky enough to find a four leaf clover this morning 🙂
I don’t know if I can get the resin products here, so would you recommend the contact drying method, or would another method be more suitable just in case resin setting is not an option? -
September 18, 2017 at 10:14 pm #10191Katherine SwiftKeymaster
Using contact paper should be fine.
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