Thank you for this video! Very educational and informative for both drying flowers and making a mold of something. The piece you made came out amazing! Would you mind sharing where you found the mold housing? And also if possible could you maybe do a video on how you take product photos? Still learning how to take pictures of my pieces, so any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you for watching and I really appreciate your feedback! I made the mold housing myself with my 3d printer. There are 3d printing services on Etsy if you need custom housings. I am actually planning a photography video for my first Patreon video next month! I will also be posting more small business related things there 😊
Thank you! I wasn’t sure how I wanted to hang it at first because it is very heavy. I ended up going with sawtooth hangers and here’s a different video that shows how I attached them: ua-cam.com/video/tS9soD7IgHU/v-deo.htmlsi=u8p5EGd88pcQl1O-. For this block, I did screw the hardware on as well for extra support.
Hi from Italy! Congrats for your amazing works and explications I really love your videos! When you pour entire bouquets in big molds how long time must wait between each layer of transparent resin to not see the stratification? I think once you told this but I can’t find it at the moment ..
Thank you for watching my videos! Wait time depends on your resin so you will have to experiment a bit. The times I state in my videos are what I find best for the resin I use as well as my work environment. I never had much luck with reducing the layer lines actually. Pouring the next layer when the previous is tacky, but not fully hardened may help with it. Although if I were to look for the layer lines, I will find it.
Thank you! I try my best to minimize the drips falling down the sides, but if it does happen and doesn't affect the piece's functionality (and not like terrible looking, drips all around and such), I will usually just leave it. In this case, the piece will be hung up, not sitting on the side, and the drip is not very noticeable either. You can always add tape or do the glueing on all the sides and back, but that gets time consuming. Tape has to be very secure or else if resin seeps through, you'll have to sand and clean it up.
Why do you preserve for 4 weeks? Is it the same preservation time no matter the mold? I’ve heard various drying times and I’m a newbie so want to do it right 😊
Flower drying time depends on the flowers, not related to the mold at all. Smaller and thinner flowers like daisies will take less time to dry compared to full roses. I leave flowers in the silica for 4-6 weeks just to make sure the flowers are completely dried since any amount of moisture will cause the flowers to rot in resin.
For silicone, I peel the silicone out of the cup once it has cured. For resin, there are certain cups that resin will not bond to. I use the ones with the plastic recycling symbol #5 and it work fine. I just let it cure and remove it from the cup once it has cured as well.
Hi!!! For flower preservation bouquet, which resin of total boat do you recomend?? I have 1:1 ratio total boat,,,, but i dont know if is the right ONE for flower preservarion.
Hello! If it's the table top resin, that one is not ideal for flower preservation. I use their Thickset Casting resin (linked in the description) and Thickset Fathom casting resin. Which one specifically depends on how deep I am pouring. The Thickset Casting resin can only be poured up to 1 inch deep while the Fathom can be poured up to 3 inches deep. The table top is best for coating, poured up to 1/8" deep. Any deeper can result in flash curing and/or lots of bubbles being trapped in the layer.
I don’t think a hair dryer gets as hot as a heat gun. If you decide to use a hair dryer for resin, I don’t suggest using it as a hair dryer again. I got my heat gun for $30 like 2-3 years ago and it’s still working great so I think it’s a good investment.
Very beautiful.
Thank you!
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!
Thank you, Tammy! I had a lot of fun making this 😊
So so gorgeous!
Thank you!💖
Hi Ella this is so beautiful 😍 love h9w it all came together, great work thanks for sharing ❤ xxx
Thank you, Michelle! It’s a lot to make from scratch, but it was totally worth it💖
So beautiful ❤❤❤
Thank you so much!
Thank you for this video! Very educational and informative for both drying flowers and making a mold of something. The piece you made came out amazing!
Would you mind sharing where you found the mold housing? And also if possible could you maybe do a video on how you take product photos? Still learning how to take pictures of my pieces, so any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you for watching and I really appreciate your feedback! I made the mold housing myself with my 3d printer. There are 3d printing services on Etsy if you need custom housings.
I am actually planning a photography video for my first Patreon video next month! I will also be posting more small business related things there 😊
I love it, Thank you
Thank you for watching my videos!💖
I love it!
Thank you! I have so many ideas for these organizers😄
It's very beautiful. But I thought you'd also attach a chain on it so it can hang on a wall so that it can easily hang jewellery.
Thank you! I wasn’t sure how I wanted to hang it at first because it is very heavy. I ended up going with sawtooth hangers and here’s a different video that shows how I attached them: ua-cam.com/video/tS9soD7IgHU/v-deo.htmlsi=u8p5EGd88pcQl1O-. For this block, I did screw the hardware on as well for extra support.
Hi from Italy! Congrats for your amazing works and explications I really love your videos!
When you pour entire bouquets in big molds how long time must wait between each layer of transparent resin to not see the stratification?
I think once you told this but I can’t find it at the moment ..
Thank you for watching my videos! Wait time depends on your resin so you will have to experiment a bit. The times I state in my videos are what I find best for the resin I use as well as my work environment. I never had much luck with reducing the layer lines actually. Pouring the next layer when the previous is tacky, but not fully hardened may help with it. Although if I were to look for the layer lines, I will find it.
Hi great video !!! Can you pls share where you found your acrylic block you used to make your mold?
Thank you! I got the block from Amazon. I searched for acrylic name block for this specific one.
What do you do about the resin that dripped down the sides? Beautiful piece!
Thank you! I try my best to minimize the drips falling down the sides, but if it does happen and doesn't affect the piece's functionality (and not like terrible looking, drips all around and such), I will usually just leave it. In this case, the piece will be hung up, not sitting on the side, and the drip is not very noticeable either. You can always add tape or do the glueing on all the sides and back, but that gets time consuming. Tape has to be very secure or else if resin seeps through, you'll have to sand and clean it up.
Why do you preserve for 4 weeks? Is it the same preservation time no matter the mold? I’ve heard various drying times and I’m a newbie so want to do it right 😊
Flower drying time depends on the flowers, not related to the mold at all. Smaller and thinner flowers like daisies will take less time to dry compared to full roses. I leave flowers in the silica for 4-6 weeks just to make sure the flowers are completely dried since any amount of moisture will cause the flowers to rot in resin.
How do you clean the measure cup? Thanks
For silicone, I peel the silicone out of the cup once it has cured. For resin, there are certain cups that resin will not bond to. I use the ones with the plastic recycling symbol #5 and it work fine. I just let it cure and remove it from the cup once it has cured as well.
Nice
Thank you for watching!
So after sanding you can add more resin and it disappears?
Yes, the resin will fill in the scratches from the sanding.
@@EllafulDeco thank you
Hi!!! For flower preservation bouquet, which resin of total boat do you recomend?? I have 1:1 ratio total boat,,,, but i dont know if is the right ONE for flower preservarion.
Hello! If it's the table top resin, that one is not ideal for flower preservation. I use their Thickset Casting resin (linked in the description) and Thickset Fathom casting resin. Which one specifically depends on how deep I am pouring. The Thickset Casting resin can only be poured up to 1 inch deep while the Fathom can be poured up to 3 inches deep. The table top is best for coating, poured up to 1/8" deep. Any deeper can result in flash curing and/or lots of bubbles being trapped in the layer.
@@EllafulDeco thank u!!! im buying the thickset :)🥰
@@EllafulDeco ohhh waoo thank u !!!
Can it use hair drier?
I don’t think a hair dryer gets as hot as a heat gun. If you decide to use a hair dryer for resin, I don’t suggest using it as a hair dryer again. I got my heat gun for $30 like 2-3 years ago and it’s still working great so I think it’s a good investment.