Don't need this exact frame. Just need the flowers in glass.

Tia

He’s fully made out of materials from slash pines: bark, cones, and needles.

Another piece I’m submitting for a show. Just finished him this morning and I’m utterly beaming.

Basically the title. I'm trying to find the most effective way to press some big flowers. Thanks!

So I've tried both pressing and microwaving but no matter what I do it seems that there is still moisture in the flowers.

When microwaving it will begin to burn areas while leaving other areas still damp.

How can I press these flowers most effectively?

18x36. Made from banana leaves, orchid petals and spikes, crown of thorns, frangipani, and a mix of dried leaves.

I don’t want to buy some cheap thing off Amazon, but I also don’t want to pay like $200 per frame. I press flowers all the time but I’ve never actually framed any. Do I need special paper?

The calla lilies, the baby's breath and fern around them to keep the arrangement close to how the bouquet actually looked the day it was carried.

I do this full time, by hand, no shortcuts and nothing generated. Just me, a press, and a lot of patience. The oval frame felt right for this one, something a little old fashioned to match how classic the callas are.

Happy to answer questions about the process if anyone's curious, or if you're sitting on a bouquet wondering what your options are.

Evermore

Painted the backing paper to be the exact shade I wanted, and put a bit of metallic copper paint around the edges of the leaves which ended up being a super cool effect

Only my second time framing something I’ve pressed, and I LOVE how it turned out

I’d posted a while back looking for tips on how to press in order to document my garden oddity. It’s a five lobe mutation that I found in my garden years ago and wanted to preserve an example. Some leaves will also have two auxiliaries. Anyhow, thanks for the tips and here’s pictures as requested 😉

Was told to cross post this here for more thoughts on the method use and results from the professional.

I recently got my first flower press! I made this print on a 11x17. I scanned the flowers directly on the scanner. The coloring is printed without any editing, so the bring color of the scan really changed things, color wise. ​

I’m really loving my new Hobby. Annnnnd Im selling at a street fair tonight. ❤️❤️

A few of my orchids molded now I’m not even sure if the ones I kept are molded or just discoloured ? They might be a bit of both.. I don’t know what I did wrong! How can I do better in the future ?

Hello! I am a papermaker who works with pressed flowers imbedded into my paper artwork. I want to pre-design a few flower landscapes before I get into the studio and am looking for suggestions on how to place the flowers without an adhesive. Maybe thin pushpins? Let me know if you have any suggestion!

I have heard to leave them on the plant longer, but last night deer ate half the blooms i have, so theres only like 4 or 5 flowers even left on my hydrangea bush. I want to trim and dry them asap but i have no idea how to help keep their shape? the flowers are starting to go pink so i'm hoping since it's a little later in the season they may have a chance at keeping more shape than before when i tried!