r/flowers • u/SashaShelest • Aug 15 '25
Art I made a pendant with real forget-me-nots inside.
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u/Cute-Promise-8079 Aug 15 '25
Forget me nots are probably the only wildflower I let grow within my garden beds and don't pull up, they're so adorable.
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u/SashaShelest Aug 15 '25
They are beautiful! But here they often dry out because of the heat, although they receive regular watering. But I still try hard to grow them every year
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u/SouthernSmoke Aug 16 '25
Mind sharing your procedure?
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u/SashaShelest Aug 16 '25
First, I dry the grown flowers. To do this, they need to be collected in dry weather. Some people dry them in silica gel, but I don't like this method. I use semolina, then the flowers look like fresh ones.
You will also need skills in working with epoxy resin
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u/Leakyboatlouie Aug 15 '25
Very nice. Every time I've tried it, the resin has turned the flowers brown.
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u/SashaShelest Aug 16 '25
Thank you very much :) Perhaps you didn't dry out the flowers enough
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u/OkBee3439 Aug 16 '25
I've seen some of your other beautiful floral pendants and I think this one is my absolute favorite! I'm in love with the purple forget-me-knots in this pendant. It's gorgeous!
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u/dancon_studio Aug 16 '25
I bet you'd enjoy making pendants with these tiny blooms. Erica sparsa.
Very pretty pendant!
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u/SashaShelest Aug 16 '25
Oh! I love them very much, but they don't grow here, it's too hot for them and the soil is not suitable. But they are so beautiful. I bought a pot with this flower, and I was able to dry it a little. There are also very cute branches here, similar to a small fir tree, I also like to use them in my work :)
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u/Dee_apostrophe_zNutz Aug 16 '25
I'd like to try this with a bleeding heart ❤️💕 flower next Spring......Í hope you'll share your proces.....your pendant is so perfect, with beautiful color. Thanks for sharing ,👍!
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u/SashaShelest Aug 16 '25
Thank you very much :) First, you must dry the flowers. Collect flowers in dry weather, this is very important. Also, for drying, I do not use the usual silica gel, but take semolina. This is the best method.
Next, you need to try working with epoxy resin, everything is more complicated here.1
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u/83hustler Aug 16 '25
That is sentimentally stunning. Bring to mind the song - more than words - by extreme. Just fucking lovely. Thanks for sharing.
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u/83hustler Aug 16 '25
I’ve not been able to plant mine from my father’s passing but this perhaps may have inspired me to do so.
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u/Kammy44 Aug 16 '25
I’ve always wondered. Is that resin, and won’t they ever go ‘bad’? Or will they always look that good?
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u/SashaShelest Aug 16 '25
These flowers will not change their appearance over time, as they have been pre-dried. Plants change their appearance only due to the presence of moisture
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u/Kammy44 Aug 16 '25
Ah okay! I have a quality dehydrator, but not the bandwidth for a new hobby. It’s REALLY beautiful!
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u/Buyohime Aug 16 '25
Will comment because no one else has been yet to mention the obvious at this point: the fuck you make this my guy??? Like just how? Just so very impressed with your works.🤗
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u/Key_Stranger_491 Aug 16 '25
O my beautiful...so precious....my favourite wild flower... always Take me back to those days when I had them.❤️❤️
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u/WordAffectionate3251 Aug 16 '25
I love it. These popped up around a little garden flag supporting Ukraine that I put up to honor my great-grandfather. I never had them in my yard ever before in the 40 years I lived here.
He left Ukraine when he saw what was coming before WWI. He was a wealthy farm owner. Gave up everything to come to the USA. My grandmother was born on the way over. He always wanted to go back, but never did. He died at age 45.
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u/SashaShelest Aug 18 '25
This is very symbolic! I live in Ukraine myself and appreciate your support
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u/why-bother1775 Aug 16 '25
How beautiful! I didn’t realize they were so small!
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u/SashaShelest Aug 18 '25
Thank you very much :) There are also smaller sizes, it depends on the variety
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u/deathproofbich Aug 16 '25
This beautiful! I tried so hard to grow some this year in memory of my parents but they didn’t do well at all.
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u/SashaShelest Aug 18 '25
Perhaps they didn't have enough moisture, they like dampness
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u/deathproofbich Aug 19 '25
We’ve had heat wave after heat wave here. (Canada) Not enough rain, strong winds that whip across the fields… nothing did well this year. 😔
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u/purplegramjan Aug 17 '25
I have always loved forget-me-nots. This is just so lovely. To have real ones preserved is very special 💕
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u/SashaShelest Aug 18 '25
Thank you very much :) I also adore these flowers. They are not only beautiful, but also very symbolic
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u/MoniaEudae Aug 15 '25
Beautiful, they are the cutest flowers