Stylish Ideas for Embedding in DIY Resin Place Cards ♡ What Should You Use?

Dreaming of Resin Place Cards ♡

Transparent and stylish resin place cards that are see-through ♡

They look similar to acrylic place cards, but of course, the method of making and the properties are completely different. Acrylic uses acrylic sheets, so the processing methods are limited to "cutting out with laser processing" or "writing on top with a marker," and especially cutting out with a laser requires specialized machines, making it quite difficult.

In contrast, resin is crafted by pouring liquid into a mold and hardening it (imagine making ice), so as long as you have a mold, you can freely customize it at home, which is its charm＊

There are various methods depending on the materials used, but to roughly outline the basic way to make resin place cards, here’s the flow:

① Prepare the materials

<Materials>

Mold

Resin liquid

UV lamp

Cleaner for wiping (acetone-free, non-acetone)

Things you want to embed in the resin

② Pour the resin into the mold

③ Place the items you want to trap (like flowers) into the mold

④ Cure with UV light

⑤ After a certain amount of time, wipe away any uncured resin with a cleaner

Some materials can cure without being exposed to the UV lamp, so feel free to use your preferred method.

The resin that does not need to be cured with a UV light is called “Crystal Resin NEO,” but it takes over 24 hours to cure, so this one takes longer in terms of time.

(If using a UV light, about 5 minutes is a guideline.)

If the mold is made of silicone, it is recommended to use "silicone release agent" before pouring in the resin, as it makes it easier to remove from the mold.

➡︎ For detailed instructions and recommended materials, please check out this article＊＊

In this article, I will list the items you might want to embed in your resin place cards ♩

Please use this as a reference to see "what it would look like if I embedded this♡"

Things to Embed in Resin Place Cards ① Pressed Flowers

A place card embedded with flat pressed flowers ♡ The combination of resin and flowers is classically cute, reminiscent of a herbarium.

Things to Embed in Resin Place Cards ② Dried Flowers

A resin place card encapsulating dried flowers ♡ The feature of resin place cards is that they can have thickness, allowing for three-dimensional flowers to be embedded♡

Things to Embed in Resin Place Cards ③ Gold Leaf

Embedding gold or silver leaf is also chic. It creates a simple yet elegant image♡

Things to Embed in Resin Place Cards ④ Glitter

Embedding glitter is glamorous and enchanting. It looks like magical powder and is adorable＊

Things to Embed in Resin Place Cards ⑤

It's nice to write names with a marker on top of the cured resin, but embedding a paper with the name inside is also one of the advantages of resin place cards♡

Printing guest names on a training paper to create tags and embedding them in the center looks stylish with a translucent effect＊

I Want to Create Wonderful Resin Place Cards ♡

Resin place cards take time and material costs, but they look incredibly stylish ♡♡

The charm of how they look when lined up with paper items on the guest tables is so cute that it makes all the effort and struggle worthwhile＊

Since you can embed your favorite items, the range of customization is also wide and delightful ♩ Enjoy embedding your favorite items in your favorite shapes and play around with your desired designs♡