Press flowers with an iron, book, microwave, or by making your own flower press. Pressing flowers yourself is an easy and rewarding craft. They can act as a keepsake, framed artwork, a meaningful gift ...

Over the past few weeks, many of us have been on the hunt for things to keep our hands occupied, so as to avoid frantically scrolling through Twitter. In order to provide suitably engaging suggestions ...

Learning how to press flowers is not as difficult as you might think. The technique makes an ephemeral beauty eternal by flattening the daisies, pansies, violets, and wildflowers that color your ...

You have your pick of a few methods. Preserving flower petals is not just a way to hold onto memories but also an opportunity to infuse their loveliness into everyday life. Whether you’re pressing ...

“Anything that’s quite flat will press nicely, like buttercups and ferns,” says Helen Ahpornsiri, 32, an artist who builds intricate collages using glue, a surgical scalpel and the pressed plants she ...

The participants at last weekend’s flower pressing workshop at Longue Vue House and Gardens probably didn’t know they were employing a Japanese art form that dates to the 1600s. Oshibana, practiced — ...

Below, find tutorials for different methods of drying flowers, whether you opt to use silica gel or press flowers with heavy books. Air-drying This popular drying technique involves hanging flowers ...

The skilled gardener and ceramist Frances Palmer offers a primer on how to decorate a card with dried botanicals. By Alexa Brazilian Flower pressing began in the West in earnest during the late 1800s, ...

A few years back, I was lucky enough to inherit some of my parents' old gardening and nature books. One of my favourites was a little vintage pocket guide called Wild Fruits of the Country-Side by ...

An upcoming workshop show how to press and preserve flowers and turn them into cards, bookmarks and other items. Step into the world of flower pressing with longtime gardener Jan Lochner in a hands-on ...

Most of the time, DIY floral arranging involves bringing home a bouquet or two of cut flowers, depositing them in a generic glass vase scrounged from under the sink and then wondering why they look a ...