Pressed flowers in frame

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Pressed flowers in frame

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Instructions in 13 steps Preserve pressed flowers stylishly. The dried flower looks particularly good on a self-made paper.

Besides the articles listed below, you also need: Flowers (e.g. clover blossom)

And this is how it works:

Basic instructions

for papermaking

Step 1

Fibre pulp mixing: tear paper (cellulose pulp sheets, egg cartons, newspaper, etc.) into pieces, pour hot water over them and let them soak for about 30 minutes. Beat the paper pulp with a blender or hand blender (add hot water if necessary if the pulp is too firm).

Step 2

Preparing for dipping: fill a plastic tub/vat (slightly larger than the mould & deckle) with lukewarm water and add the paper pulp by the spoonful, stir it well. You can also add colour (e.g. soap dye), fragrance oil, flower petals or seeds to the paper pulp.

Step 3

Dipping: dip the screen stretched across frame into the vat of pulp, place it horizontally under water and lift it up also horizontally out of the mixture.

Step 4

Dripping-off: let the frame drain well out by dabbing the liquid from behind with a sponge.

Step 5

Transferring the wet sheet: put the window screen frame on a dishcloth or a towel, lift up the upper frame and turn the wet sheet of paper upside down onto a dry cloth.

Step 6

Drying: place a dry sheet of fabric on top of the sheet of paper and take a paper towel to press it in order to remove some of the water. Carefully peel off the still slightly wet paper of the couching material and hang it on a clothesline for the final drying.

Tip

If you skip the upper window screen frame when dipping, an attractive jagged paper edge is created.

Instructions

Pressed flowers in frame

Step 1

Paint the wooden frame with the black All-purpose paint and let it dry well out.

Step 2

Make a sheet of handmade paper according to the basic instructions and cut it according to the size of the acrylic discs.

Step 3

Using the spray adhesive, stick the pressed blossom (spray on the back and let it air-dry for a little while) onto the cut-to-size sheet.

Step 4

Insert the sheet with the pressed blossom between the two acrylic discs and slide it into the black wooden frame. The frame slot is located on the bottom side.

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