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    Home » DIY Projects

    Pressed Flower Resin Tray Makes A Beautiful and Unique Gift

    May 14, 2018 by Patti Estep 10 Comments

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    Top image pressed flower resin tray. Bottom shows resin pouring on flowers. Middle has graphics saying How to Make a pressed flower resin tray.

    This tutorial shows you how to create a pressed flower resin tray from a photo frame and liquid glass. Makes a great gift for someone special in your life.

    Pressed flower resin tray set for tea

    I was inspired by a photo I saw recently of an old window frame that was decorated with gems and sea glass and hung as art. I thought about trying something like this with pressed flowers, but I never found the right window.

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    So one day while I was at Hobby Lobby, I noticed some shadow boxes and thought they might work. Well, I ended up buying this photo frame and turned it into a serving tray. Heads up. This one takes a few days to make due to drying times, and you'll need to press flowers a few weeks before or buy them.

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    Deep picture frame

    Supplies

    Deep Picture Frame
    Handles
    Mod Podge
    Press Flowers
    Tri-Art Liquid Glass
    Clear Caulk

    Caulking the underside of the glass in frame

    How to Make a Pressed Flower Resin Tray

    To make this pressed flower resin tray start by removing the back and paper. Then run a bead of clear caulk around the edge of the glass on the backside. It comes out white so that you can see what you are doing, but will dry clear.

    Next drill holes in the sides and screw in the handles.

    Assorted pressed flowers

    Make sure you press your flowers and leaves a few weeks beforehand. You can also buy pressed flowers online.

    Glued pressed flowers on to glass

    Using Mod Podge or any glue that will dry clear, carefully glue your flowers to the glass.

    Pouring on liquid glass

    Wait for the glue to dry, and then carefully pour the liquid glass all over, using just enough to cover the plant material.

    Removing bubbles with pin

    If you have bubbles you can use a pin to break them. You can also see here that I didn't wait long enough for the Mod Podge to dry. However, eventually, it did dry.

    Cured pressed flower resin tray

    Here's what the tray looks like after 2 days. The liquid glass is still a little tacky.

    It didn't totally harden until about day 3. 

    Pressed flower resin tray in window

    Though it did turn out pretty, I'll admit that I was disappointed that the colors changed with the liquid glass.

    Another option would be to get a piece of glass or Plexiglas cut the same size, similar to the bleeding tissue paper tray I made last year. This could be placed over the flowers and glued in with caulk.

    It was fun trying a new product, and I imagine that it would work well with inorganic materials too.

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    Pressed Flower Resin Tray Makes A Beautiful and Unique Gift

    Create a beautiful pressed flower resin tray using a photo frame and liquid glass. This makes a really great gift and can be displayed in so many different ways.
    Prep Time15 mins
    Active Time45 mins
    Total Time1 hr
    Course: DIY Garden Art
    Yield: 1 Resin Tray
    Author: Patti Estep
    Cost: $15

    Equipment

    • Dap 18008 Kwik Seal Caulk, 5.5-Ounce, Clear
    • Tri-Art Liquid Glass Pouring Medium 250mL
    • Mod Podge CS11302 Waterbase Sealer, Glue and Finish, 16 oz, Matte

    Materials

    • Deep Picture Frame
    • Handles
    • Mod Podge
    • Pressed Flowers
    • Tri-Art Liquid Glass
    • Clear Caulk

    Instructions

    • Remove the back and paper of the picture frame.
    • Run a bead of clear caulk around the edge of the glass on the backside.
    • Drill holes in the sides and screw in the handles.
    • Make sure you press your flowers and leaves a few weeks beforehand.
    • Carefully glue your flowers to the glass with mod podge or any glue that will dry clear.
    • Allow the glue to dry.
    • Carefully pour the liquid glass all over, using just enough to cover the plant material.
    • Remove any bubbles with a pin.
    • Let dry overnight.

     

     

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    About Patti Estep

    Patti is the creator of Hearth and Vine, a home and garden blog filled with projects to inspire your creative side. She loves crafting, gardening, decorating and entertaining at her home in Pennsylvania. When she is not working on a project at home or searching for treasures at nurseries and thrift stores with her girlfriends, you’ll probably find her with family and friends, at a restaurant, or home party enjoying new and different food adventures.

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    Comments

    1. Dionne

      May 26, 2021 at 5:01 pm

      Beautiful. Would make a wonderful gift <3

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        May 27, 2021 at 6:41 am

        Thanks Dionne. I agree. It would make a nice gift.

        Reply
    2. Julie Briones

      May 14, 2018 at 6:01 pm

      Love this project! (Though, I would have been disappointed about the colors changing, too! 😉 )

      Reply
    3. Diane

      May 14, 2018 at 4:29 pm

      I LOVE this for my front porch. Fun idea for a coffee or tea tray or just left out there. Just about anywhere really. So cute!

      Reply
    4. Phyllis

      May 14, 2018 at 9:58 am

      Lovely! Can I come live in your workshop and play?! It always looks like such f•u•n!!

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        May 14, 2018 at 10:17 am

        Thanks Phyllis. One of these days I may start doing workshops but for now it's just one of those things on my ideas list.

        Reply
    5. Karen

      May 14, 2018 at 9:22 am

      This is gorgeous, Patti! It's a great way to save special flowers or to just showcase some of the season's best wherever you are.
      Liquid glass is new to me and now I'm curious to give it a try.
      This is such a great project - beautiful AND useful!

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        May 14, 2018 at 10:12 am

        Thanks Karen. This is my first attempt with liquid glass and it wasn't hard to work with but I am disappointed at the color loss of the flowers. I have no idea if another resin would work better, however, I have seen real flowers in resin necklace and the like so I'm sure it's possible.

        Reply
    6. Carole West

      May 14, 2018 at 7:18 am

      I love this idea cause you can also hang it on the wall when not using. Serving tray projects are the best and I'm finding a wonderful thing to have around the home. I need to get creative outside of using wood and I really like the idea of using plexiglas.

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        May 14, 2018 at 10:10 am

        Thanks Carole. I think it would be great as a wall hanging too.

        Reply

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