How to Use Dried Flowers in Jewelry

Dried flowers are attractive, but they are so fragile that there aren't many things you can use them for. Make the most out of your dried flowers by preserving them in resin as jewelry. Clear resin is durable and transparent, allowing you to display your dried flowers for years to come. Make a single pendant to wear as a necklace or string several smaller beads together for a dried flower bracelet.

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  Open all the windows in the room and turn on a fan on to exhaust air from the room. If you have a breathing mask, put it on. Resin is toxic, so the less you breathe in, the better.

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  Cut a small piece of dried flower that will fit inside a bottle cap, a breath mints tin or another small container, open on one side. If you are using whole dried flowers, select one or two buds or a small pod. If you are using pressed flowers, cut a small piece slightly smaller than the inside diameter of the container.

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  Use a small brush to lightly coat the underside of the flower with glue. Carefully attach it to the inside bottom of the bottle cap or tin. Let the glue dry completely.

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  Pour a small amount of hardener into one disposable plastic cup. Pour an equal amount of clear resin into a second cup. Measure each to make sure the amounts are equal.

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  Pour one cup into the other and immediately begin to mix them with a disposable stirrer, such as a craft stick or plastic spoon. Stir for a couple minutes until the resin is completely mixed together.

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  Carefully pour the resin into the bottle cap or tin. Pour slightly less than enough to fill it to get a flat or concave look. Pour slightly too much to have a convex surface on top of your jewelry. Throw away the cups and the stirrer.

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  Leave the bottle cap in an undisturbed, clean room until the resin sets completely. Usually, resin will set overnight.

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  Glue a pin to the back of the cap to make a pin. Glue a small metal loop to the edge of it to make it into a charm for a necklace or bracelet.