Drying flowers the fast way!
Hello all!
Debbie Buckland here.
Earthday is upon us and whats a better way to celebrate than pressing some of your fave flowers!?
Earthday is upon us and whats a better way to celebrate than pressing some of your fave flowers!?
Oh my lordy! I tried out the Regular Microfleur #386 (microwave flower press)!
I have been drying flowers and leaves etc in the microwave and having a ball!
A friend gave me some fabulous flowers from her garden (sweet peas)
and when they were starting to fall apart after a few days I decided to put them in my handmade papers using the Papermill paper making kit.
But first I had to pull the petals gently from the flower and the put them flat in the press.
My petal colours enhanced somewhat in the microwave press!
I love the surprise of that… they also feel like very very thin tissue paper. Or that really really expensive thin paper you can buy in specialty shops.
I was very pleased with the results!
And my papers?
The top two left and middle I had put 3-4 petals in the blender with the paper pulp and then embedded the petals in the paper as I was making the paper.
The results are truly stunning!
This process took a few tries for me…
first try was a complete failure… (I re-zizzed the pulp and the petals in the blender to get the top middle sheet)
third try I ended up getting a week part of the paper under the petal…
(right top paper)
Then I ended up getting it reasonably right.
The middle bottom sheet is made with the very centres of the sweet pea's. And managed to place and keep them in there where I wanted them. (don't ask me to do it again…. I think that was a fluke!)
Here is a thank you gift I made for my friend with those papers… and the Note Pad Book Starter Kit
Thanks for dropping by and I hope you give fast flower drying a go with this kit too!
Debbie Buckland
artycrafty.wordpress.com
Coupon Time!
This month you can use the COUPON CODE: EARTH20 and save 20% on your entire order, so head over to the website and place an order today so you can create some wonderful handmade papers for yourself or for gifts.
I have been drying flowers and leaves etc in the microwave and having a ball!
A friend gave me some fabulous flowers from her garden (sweet peas)
and when they were starting to fall apart after a few days I decided to put them in my handmade papers using the Papermill paper making kit.
But first I had to pull the petals gently from the flower and the put them flat in the press.
My petal colours enhanced somewhat in the microwave press!
I love the surprise of that… they also feel like very very thin tissue paper. Or that really really expensive thin paper you can buy in specialty shops.
I was very pleased with the results!
And my papers?
The top two left and middle I had put 3-4 petals in the blender with the paper pulp and then embedded the petals in the paper as I was making the paper.
The results are truly stunning!
This process took a few tries for me…
first try was a complete failure… (I re-zizzed the pulp and the petals in the blender to get the top middle sheet)
third try I ended up getting a week part of the paper under the petal…
(right top paper)
Then I ended up getting it reasonably right.
The middle bottom sheet is made with the very centres of the sweet pea's. And managed to place and keep them in there where I wanted them. (don't ask me to do it again…. I think that was a fluke!)
Here is a thank you gift I made for my friend with those papers… and the Note Pad Book Starter Kit
Thanks for dropping by and I hope you give fast flower drying a go with this kit too!
Debbie Buckland
artycrafty.wordpress.com
Coupon Time!
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