r/PressedFlowers

Next time ill go for a straight beak. Oh well. The bodies r actually really easy. Ill get a flower name if anyone wants. Not gatekeeping just dont know.

Medium :

Oil pastels, stones, glitter, and flowers lol.

Love the color and hope it doesn't fade too quickly!

I have two typewriters and trying to press and arrange flowers. This is my first time doing so and I am looking for constructive feedback so I can grow. Thank you my friends ❤️

(the text on the right says "all the luck in the world !" in german)

My boyfriend go me a bouquet of flowers and I tried drying + flattening them in a book and a weight on top, did not work! Most of them are moldy, and only a few turned out fine. Any ideas on what i did wrong or tips on what to do better next time? I used lots of paper towels but did not swap them out at all for 2 weeks and the book also got water damaged so i think i need to change the paper towels often maybe

Also do you guys think I can still use the flowers that have no mold or little mold even if it's been with moldy flowers, I want to put it in a frame

the first 2 photos are the really moldy ones, the next 2 two are in a grey zone cuz they a bit moldy, and the last one is not moldy at all but almost all have been drying on the same page as moldy flowers!

I pressed some day lilies and many didn't make it. i cut out the pattern of the "stain" they left behind and sketched over them :)

In the spring of 2020, my boyfriend and I went on a walk amongst the bluebelles in our local park. This was one of the very few allowed activities in the midsts of the early days of the covid lockdown.

It was not a great time. He was just recovering from a long term sick leave, I had lost my job due to covid. We were stuck together 24/7 in a tiny apartment.

As we walked and talked we realised that despite all of the difficulties we were still happy because we had each other.

We sat down on a tree stump and came to the conclusion that this was it for us. We essentially came to a mutual decision to get engaged.

As this wasnt planned at all we took a couple of leaves and tied them around each others ring finger.

When I got home I put these "engagement rings" between a piece of paper and put them inside a heavy book to press.

We have since married.

But for the longest time I couldnt find our first engagement rings. I went through book after book. Including when we moved. But I couldnt find them.

I thought that they had been thrown out by accident.

Imagine my joy today when I was going through some cookbooks and I found our "rings" !!!

They are still ok after all these years!

Our anniversary is in June. I want to surprise my husband with our first rings in a frame.

What is the best way to preserve and display these very thing and delicate leaves?

I had my first attempt at flower pressing and I need a little advice. I have a little wooden press, and I assumed I should put the flowers on paper towel under and over, and then the card pieces it came with (under the paper towel and over), and then press as hard as possible for a couple of weeks. I am pleased with the first attempt, but you can clearly see the patterns from the paper towel. To those knowledgeable in all things flower pressing, how can I improve for my next venture. I have Mother's Day flowers waiting for their turn! Many thanks.

Something I made for my own mom but consider this a tribute to all the mothers out here too. Yall are doing great!!

Don't ask me why it looks like a child next to her, my brother and I are both in our twenties but whateverrrr I thought it made her ✨️pop✨️

(Side note: don't worry, there's also a Ninja Creami Scoop & Swirl sitting on the counter for her 🤫 gotta get something she actually likes and not just something she's obligated to like ☝️)

I tried something new with my pressed flowers. How did they turn out? Any suggestions? I have a small booth at a local shop and do vending markets and am trying to do some different things.