If you have received some flowers today and like me love them when they are in bloom but wish they would stay that way forever… pressing flowers is for you. Its a true vintage hobby, with pressed flowers found in antique books… and it can become addictive.
Remember, its only good to press flowers which are in full bloom, but sacrificing a few heads from a bouquet is worth it.
Snip the head off one of your flowers. Open a heavy book and cover the pages with some blotting paper or kitchen roll and place the flower head inside the book. You can add some leaves in too if you like.
Close the book and rest more heavy books on top. Leave it for about 4 weeks or more and then your flower will be pressed.
All we need to do now is wait 4 weeks to find great ways to use pressed flowers…
I love pressed flowers and think they can look so beautiful. I did it once in middle school (so, almost a million years ago). Would love to do it again but I’m just not sure the best way to display them once they are pressed. Any tips?
Frame them using acid free paper, uv glass and read up on how to preserve them properly when framing.