AMAZING Resin Tips & Tricks I Bet You Don't Know!

As a passionate resin artist, I've honed a repertoire of invaluable tips and tricks to ensure that every petal and bloom stays gracefully anchored in the resin's embrace, defying the tendency to drift away. Join me as I unveil the secrets behind casting flowers with precision and artistry, transforming ephemeral blooms into enduring works of art that captivate hearts and adorn spaces with nature's exquisite touch.
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Resin Tips & Tricks - Casting Flowers So They Don't Float Away
Resin Tips & Tricks - How To STOP Flowers Floating Away
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[@adeleelgood6948]

Very clever, Steve! I could watch you for hours! Perhaps we should start calling you "Sqidgy Widgy Steve. Many thanks for sharing! 😊

[@SteveMcDonaldArtsandCrafts]

Lol, that would be a great name.

[@biancabarbaro801]

Squidgy widgy and tappy wappy... Makes me smile every time!

[@mandicoleman7433]

Me too lol

[@Momnpop98]

OMG! Did Steve just say he didn't want too much sparkle?!?! Sweetie, are you feeling okay? Blink twice if you are in trouble. 😂

[@hollylowery26]

LOL NO WAY! NOT STEVE😂😅😂

[@christinewilliams9753]

Ingenious method of suspending objects in the resin!

[@dalemaclaren7576]

Thank you so kindly for sharing this wonderful idea with us all Steve ❤ Take great care and keep creating and smiling ❤

[@CHCrafters]

Wowee! I had no clue! What an amazing way to suspend your items! Your innovative ideas blow my mind! You rock!

[@Sulzie65]

Great idea. And yes I have also said squidgy widgy to myself when pouring resin lol.

[@belindasehmbi1883]

Brilliant idea for sealing and suspending the flower.......thank you for sharing. 👌

[@beajackson]

What a brilliant way of treating and suspending the flowers Steve, thanks so much for sharing 😊😊

[@SteveMcDonaldArtsandCrafts]

My pleasure, glad you enjoyed it. 😀

[@deniselovelace3075]

I learned a lot here! I never thought of putting UC resin on the dried flowers first. Nice!🎉

[@janelcloutier9543]

Excellent idea with the pipettes! I am adding this tip to my tool box....I was thinking fishing line, but this was spot on!

[@LisaVornhagen]

Great idea how to suspend the flowers! Looks rreally great too!

[@ProfessorJayTee]

It may sound a bit (?) odd, but I've started using a hand massager-vibrator to remove bubbles. (Yes, one of THOSE.) I built a little bubble-packing holder to lay it in sideways, and just rest the um... active tip lightly against the current mold. Sometimes I simply leave the whole thing to lightly shake the table where I'm working for a few minutes. The vibrations really do seem to help speed the bubbles up through the resin, and it's not heating or doing anything else that would affect the chemical reaction. Works for two-part and UV resin. You might consider trying it.

[@dalemaclaren7576]

Great idea!!

[@liadubruyn5285]

Love your channel Steve. ❤

[@SteveMcDonaldArtsandCrafts]

Thank you, it’s comments like this that make it all worth while 🥰

[@CreatingwithWinglessAngel]

Very clever idea using pipe pets to suspend items in resin 😮

[@user-ik1qj8ni4o]

Whoa I would have never though to do it that way. Pretty clever 👏🏼

[@lesliespiers8407]

looks good, add a black bottom or other colour to cover the bubble.

[@SteveMcDonaldArtsandCrafts]

Great idea

[@lisapupillo1724]

Genius yet simple!

[@suewarnes9469]

Amazing use of pipettes! Great tip!❤ Personally I’m not a fan of skulls( they give me the willies😨) it turned out lovely though!👍☺️🇬🇧

[@SteveMcDonaldArtsandCrafts]

Thank you! 😊

[@glitterBombBaby]

I love that! And cant see the bubble at all!

[@Jacquiscreativedesigns]

LMAO i was thinking the same thing, no to little sparkle deserves a doctors visit for Steve(and me)oh and always had issues with suspending and this is brilliant

[@swcrafting]

Great idea using UV resin to coat and suspend the flowers.

[@carolwalters6469]

Great idea! Ive been having issues getting glass eyes to stick in my molds. The resin using the pipette should help as that would give me a "handle" on the back of the eyes! Thanks Steve!

[@kehotto1]

This is a great idea, gives me ideas for future use!

[@belindagalle97]

Thank you 😊

[@tracykpalmer]

Great Great tips!

[@dcruicks1]

Nice!! Thanks

[@Hudson95]

Love this tutorial. Great way to learn how to suspend items! ❤

[@Lemonie76]

Brilliant! Is this a better technique than using clear thread? Thanks for all your vids!

[@SteveMcDonaldArtsandCrafts]

I like the clear method too, only thing with that is if the items isn’t heavy enough it can still move around and float to the top. 😀

[@mandicoleman7433]

Looks great!

[@ccada2023]

Your timing is perfect! I have something to suspend and was wondering how I was going to do it. Thanks!😊

[@chriseyres9995]

Hi, I have a project I'm creating. I am placing multiple sweets (unwrapped) in a deep pour resin. Is it advisable to seal ( with UV resin) or is there some other sealer I can use to prevent bubbles forming on the sweets when I pour the 300-400 ml of resin into my moulds? Thanks in advance anyone who can help me. Good work Steve you are my go to channel re all things resin.

[@barbseed4434]

Really cool! I love the idea of using the pipette to create a stable spacing post, wish I knew has this great tip a couple months ago when I tried to hang a seahorse in a sphere. Now I am excited to try putting a flower in a sphere using this technique😊. Thanks Steve!!!

[@carlycharlesworth1497]

Steve that came out really well. I love that skull mould. Can you get the flowers to suspend if you pour the resin half way then stick the flowers with UV resin and then pour the rest of the resin? Or does that method produce a line in the resin where the two layers were poured?

[@SteveMcDonaldArtsandCrafts]

It will work, but it can cause a line

[@gabrielleschmidt1435]

🎉Cool 😎 😊

[@buzzed1nce]

I subscribed.... now I have a question.. what 1to1 resin is the hardest ? Clear cast seems to be impressionable. Meaning if you leave something setting on it, it will leave a dent 😕

[@clausnielsen3155]

If you take a piece of sandpaper grain 120-150 and grind the "pillars" a bit, just rough them a bit up, they will be much harder to see in the finished piece..

[@dianeduschene5682]

♥️ how you did your suspension!

[@Luvpig]

❤

[@75novaguy73]

The flowers Would look better in a plain skull mold but nice technique.

[@Kizzmit5]

The bubble streak didn't look too noticeable. I saw on another channel where they drilled a hole in the bubble (little bigger than the bubble) and then filled it with uv resin and topped it off with a layer to make it shine and you couldn't tell there was a hole/bubble.

[@johnnieswearingen283]

Yellow flower is upside down?😮

[@bradholland6074]

Maybe use monofilament or fluorocarbon fishing line. It's clear should disappear in resin