From my latest article for Fiskars.com: Preserving the flowers and leaves from your garden is a great way to collect the memories of the garden you and your children grew together. How to press flowers and foliage >>>
Are there any flower pressers out there?
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Oh, yeah! Love to press stuff from my container garden. I’ve had good luck with violas, ferns, sage, coral bells (coral bell leaves are gorgeous too), morning glories, snapdragons and impatiens. Some tend to lose their color and just turn a bit brown but those have their charms when doing “antique” looking projects.
Very cool TR! I recently tried coral bells leaves too, I agree, great for pressing.
Thanks for the instructions! Just what I needed after reading B.I.’s blog post about how to make a flower press yesterday!
Great minds…
I’m forever finding leaves in books that I’ve collected for one reason or another. My favorite project? When I take scenic photos, for instance I have one that I took of a covered bridge surrounded by Queen Anne’s Lace. Or another surrounded by rattlesnake grass. I collect some of the flowers, grasses, whatever and put them on the mat in the frame when I mount the picture. So the pressed flowers become an extension of the photo.
That sounds like a really cool idea. I am definitely going to start doing that too!
Hello I love seeing people interested in pressing ! I must warn you it can get addictive . I am a Presser and a gardener please come by and visit my page at facebook , Flower Impressions . Peace
Oh yes, I’m a flower presser, have been for years.
Hi Fern-
I included this flower pressing post in our recycled craft garden ideas for kids @ theclassroomcreative. I though it was a great project for learning about different plants and saving them for later. Thanks- karen and nicolette
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