Collect and preserve your flower blooms for year-round use with this beautiful pressed flower resin magnet!
Why we love this project
If you want to save some pressed in a book, these pressed flower resin magnets would be a cute way to enjoy summer trips all year round. This particular resin magnet was made using mostly pressed hydrangeas, some small foliage, clovers, forget-me-nots and other blue wildflowers. But you can also experiment with different types of florals, for example, small pansies also come out really well when pressed.
I think this would be a beautiful project to preserve a piece of your wedding bouquet or someone special’s flowers. You can buy pre-pressed flowers online just as easily. We did something similar with ours Pressed flower art, Resin ornaments with flowersAnd Dried lavender pendants Because floral crafts are so beautiful!
Supplies You’ll Need to Make Pressed Flower Resin Magnets
You can find complete printable instructions and materials list at the end of this post.
How to make pressed flower resin magnets
Find the complete printable instructions and supply list at the end of this post.
- To prepare for this project, first, spray mold release and conditioner on your mold. This step is important to release your finished knobs after they have cured because the mold is rigid.
- Always read the instructions for your resin project. Protect your work surface and work in a well-ventilated area.
- Begin by mixing equal parts of EasyCast Clear Casting Epoxy and Hardener in a mixing cup. I mixed a total volume of 2.5oz.
- Mix for a full two minutes with a wooden craft stick. Then pour the mixture into the 2nd cup and stir for an additional minute. This part is really important to ensure the best results, so don’t skip it!
- Divide the mixed resin evenly among three additional cups (four portions total).
- Add a separate drop of each color to each cup. Stir thoroughly.
Assemble your resin magnets
- Pour different colors of resin into different mold compartments to about 2/3 full.
- Sprinkle some fine glitter on top of each 2/3 full poured resin mold. Then place the pressed floral and leaf mixture inside each mold.
- Pour more colored resin on top of each mold while covering the pressed flowers at the same time.
- After about 30 minutes, blow any air bubbles that rise to the top using your breath through a straw or a small kitchen torch.
- Cover the mold to prevent dust from collecting and let the resin cure for 24 hours. After 24 hours, remove the resin from the mold.
- Squeeze a dab of E6000 adhesive onto the magnet and press the magnet into the center of the resin (the inside of the mold). Repeat for all magnets.
- Once the adhesive has set, use the magnet to hold special notes, photos and to-do lists on your magnetic board or fridge. Or alternatively, just use them on their own and enjoy their natural beauty!
We can’t say goodbye without mentioning that you can make too DIY Photo Coaster Also use resin. There are so many options when it comes to resin!
You’ll have leftover magnets if you buy them in package form, so we’ll include a few more magnet projects below. Happy crafting!
More magnet crafts
DIY Flower Resin Magnet
Capture the beauty of nature all year round with this beautiful DIY pressed flower and soft glitter translucent resin magnet.
supplies
- 2.5 Oz Easycast Clear Casting Epoxy
- 1 Octagon Reusable Knob Mold
- 1 Mold release and conditioner
- 4 measuring cups
- 3 Wooden craft sticks
- 1 gloves
- 1 A straw or small kitchen torch
- Pressed or dried flowers Mixed small flowers and leaves
- 1/4 tsp Fine glitter White and purple colors
- 6 Small round magnets 1 per resin magnet
- 1 E600 Adhesive Small book per magnet
- 4 Translucent pigment color Yellow, green, blue, red
Instructions
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Spray mold release and conditioner into cabinet knob molds.
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Mix equal parts of EasyCast Clear Casting Epoxy and hardener in a measuring cup.
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Divide the resin evenly into additional cups based on the number of different colored magnets.
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Add a drop of translucent pigment to each cup in the color of your choice.
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Fill the colored resin 2/3 of the way into the mold.
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Sprinkle glitter on top of the resin.
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Place pressed flowers and leaves in each mold.
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Pour more colored resin into each mold until filled to the top.
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Use a straw or small torch to blow out any bubbles in the resin.
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Cover and let cure for 24 hours.
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Remove from mold.
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Glue the small magnet to the back of the resin using E6000 adhesive.
This post originally appeared here on August 28, 2019.
