PRESSED FLOWERS

Two weeks ago, I've received a beautiful bouquet from Floral Garage!
My muffin (this is how i call my boyfee) delivered the bouquet to my place :)
Receiving a bouquet of flowers is always a lovely surprise...
As our flowers age, we cold only think of discarding it...
Why not preserve the sentimental essence of the gift of fauna?

To preserve your beautiful blooms, as well as those special memories, try flower pressing <3

Pressing flower is a wonderful way to mark an occasion (Vday from boyfee) and keep a decorative reminder of a loved one.. It is also an opportunity to watch the fascinating drying process as we see th fresh flowers completely transform and shrink...

Before:

Look at the flowers (roses)! SO BIG, BRIGHT and BEAUTIFUL.....

Next, I Hang it upside down :)

Remember to remove any unwanted leaves and lay flat on parchment paper.

RESULT

So how I did it?

1) Start by picking out a handful of flowers. 

2)You need the flowers to be as dry as possible before you get started. Pat them down on a paper towel if there is dew on the leaves. Then, place the flowers on a piece of parchment paper. Place another piece of parchment paper on top. Now, sandwich that between two paper towels or pieces of cloth.

3) Turn off the steam function on your iron and set it to medium-high heat. Iron the flowers by pressing the iron on them for about ten seconds. Continue to iron them at ten to fifteen second intervals for about three minutes. You don’t want to iron these flowers like you would a t-shirt, instead you want to lift and press. The amount of time depends on each flower.

4) Iron the flowers until they are completely dry.

 Let cool and then you are ready to craft!

The whole process took me about 1 hour as a beginner (first time try-er)

so YAY!

Leave a comment below if you have also done flower pressing :) Share with me other methods too~ <3