A pressed botanical and floating glass seed bead coaster combines delicate dried flowers with shimmering translucent glass beads suspended inside a crystal-clear resin disc. This design layers real pressed pansies, ferns, and lace flowers with delicate arrangements of translucent green, gold, and champagne glass seed beads that trace the natural contours of the botanical petals. The clear resin encasement preserves the fragile dried plants indefinitely, shielding them from moisture and drink heat while creating an optical depth where botanicals appear to float over a bed of dew-like glass droplets. The soft, natural garden aesthetic pairs beautifully with rustic wood furniture, linen tablecloths, and garden tea settings.
To create this botanical coaster, collect and dry small flat flowers—such as pansies, forget-me-nots, and sweet alyssum—in a wooden flower press or heavy book for two weeks until all botanical moisture is removed. Place a four-inch round silicone coaster mold on a level surface, wiping away any dust with a tack cloth. Mix two ounces of clear casting epoxy resin, pouring a thin one-eighth-inch base layer into the bottom of the mold. Let the base resin sit for two hours until it reaches a tacky, gel-like consistency. Carefully arrange your pressed flowers face-down onto the sticky resin layer using fine tweezers. Drop tiny translucent and metallic gold size 11/0 glass seed beads around the petal edges and center flower pistils, creating delicate beaded outlines. Mix a second batch of clear resin and pour it gently over the arranged flowers and beads until the mold is filled to the top rim. Pop surface bubbles with a heat gun and allow the coaster to cure for two full days before demolding.