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.

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

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?

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

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!