[Katherine Swift]

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?

[Katherine Swift]

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.

[jilie]

I think I will the cases my hubby use for his sport cards and money I put into a shadow box frame

[Katherine Swift]

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.

https://shop.resinobsession.com/collections/resin/products/resin-obsession-super-clear-resin-6-oz-kit-jewelry-quality-resin

[Kate Oliver]

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?

[Katherine Swift]

Using contact paper should be fine.

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