Senin, 19 Mei 2014

Tips In Making Pressed Flower Art

By Arline Bradley


With their bright colors and intoxicating scents, flowers aid the plants in the process of reproduction. They attract nectar-eating insects such as bees and butterflies and allow pollen to stick to the bodies of their predators. These insects, in turn, pass the pollen on to other plants as they flit from flora to flora.

Flowers are also used for many things. They are extremely popular gifts for any occasion. They are also used in decoration. Grand events and receptions are never complete without floral arrangements adorning the venue. They can also be used in pressed flower art.

Using dried flowers, you can come up will all sort of art items. You can personalize cards. You can used them for book covers. You can use them to make bookmarks. You can even market these projects and earn money.

There are three varied ways to press flowers. You can do it the traditional way using a book. You can use a flower press. Or, you can even use the microwave if you can not wait for weeks for it to dry.

You also have different methods of pressing to choose from. You can try the classic way with a book. You can make use of a flower press. You can even utilize a microwave oven.

For the classic take on floral pressing, you will need a big and heavy book. You can use thick volumes of an encyclopedia for this. Near the back, rim a page with any paper. Place the floret on top, in a face down stance. Cover it with another sheet of paper then close the book down and press.

You can also use a flower press. You can make one by obtaining two equal pieces of flat wood bound together by screws on four corners. Unscrew to pry them apart. On top of one side of the wood, place a piece of cardboard that has been cut to fit. Place the flower on the cardboard and top it with another fitted cardboard piece. Place the other piece of wood at the topmost and screw the pieces together again.

The last is the use of a press. You can make one by getting two flat sheets of wood and placing four screws at each corner. Same as the first two methods, you have to sandwich the blossom in between two sheets of paper then slip it between the wood and screw them tightly. After a few weeks you will have your perfectly pressed bloom which you can use in numerous crafts.

These blooms can be used to decorate the cover of a greeting card. All you have to do is position the dried flora according to your creative style and glue it in. Aside from cards you can decorative special paper to use them as gift wraps or notebook covers.




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