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 ...

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 ...

Nature-themed crafts never go out of style, and the classic technique of pressing flowers is something that anyone can have a go at. Pressed flowers are a versatile embellishment that can be used in a ...

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 — ...

“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 ...

Adding pressed flowers to your candles is the perfect DIY craft for holidays and parties. Learn how to make aesthetic, homemade, soy-based candles with pressed flowers straight from your backyard.

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, ...

We know. The phrase “flower pressing” likely conjures up visions of great-great-grandparents making a display to put next to a side-table doily. But these days, sometimes old-school is the way to go.