Frame Pressed Flowers - An Impressive DIY Project

We are all used to keeping sentimental items from our vacations and trips, including flowers. Often hidden between the pages of a book, dried flowers are a 2020 decor trend that we love. Today we present to you a perfect idea for every space and every interior style - the frame of pressed flowers. This DIY project is also a favorite gift for people who want to invite nature into their homes. Have fun with this beautiful activity while relaxing while on vacation.

DIY pressed flower frame for a splendid interior

Summer is the perfect season to find and collect the flowers and leaves you prefer. You are going to find them on every corner, even in the city. But we advise you to take a day off for a long walk in a park or in the mountains.

There are two techniques for drying plants and making them into a herbarium. The first is the good old fashioned big book pressing method. Place the flowers between two tissues and put them in the middle of a dictionary or phone book. This will help you to avoid possible stains on the book. The second drying method is done using a flower press that you can easily make yourself.

How to make a flower press at home?

You can make a flower press yourself using different materials, for example: wood, glass, plexiglass. Here is the necessary material:

• two 40 x 30 cm plywood rectangles
• a few sheets of cardboard 2 mm and 30 x 20 cm thick
• standard paper or newspaper
• 4 wing nuts
• 4 bolts

Instead of buying sheets of cardboard, you can, for example, cut a shoebox. As for the plywood rectangles, it is possible to replace them with parquet boards, if you have them. It is not mandatory to adhere to the given sizes, but it is important to know that the wooden rectangles should be wider than the cardboard.

To assemble the parts of the flower press, follow the following order: wood, cardboard, paper, flowers, paper, cardboard, wood. You can make multiple layers. After, drill the four corners of the plywood panels and secure everything with the wing nuts and bolts.

How to make a DIY pressed flower frame?

Once the flowers have dried, to make your pressed flower frame you will need the following materials:

• 2 acrylic sheets
• cutter
• transparent glue
• brush
• frame

Before you start, clean the acrylic sheets well. Carefully glue the flowers on one of them using the paintbrush and glue. Dried plants are very light and fragile, so you just need a little glue on the stem and on the flower. Complete the decoration by putting the acrylic sheets in a frame of your choice. The white color will undoubtedly make the flowers stand out.

DIY: Pressed flower frame with fern

To make this modern pressed flower frame design, put a fern leaf between two acrylic sheets. Secure to a wood panel using two ice brackets. It is a wall decoration that is ideal for an interior in vanilla color.

DIY office decor with pressed flowers

To make this decoration, take a wooden base 10 cm longer than the acrylic sheets. With the cutter, cut a slit in the middle of the block of wood and voila! Are you ready. It's easy, isn't it? If you prefer, decorate the wood with a marker, decoupage style or engrave the wood for a truly personalized gift. You can write the name, the date or a little sentimental message.

A photo frame with pressed flowers

Choose pressed flowers in color that matches the interior of your home. For a minimalist effect, select similar plants. It's a decor trend that's always in fashion, because it matches every background. If you prefer bright colors, store a bunch of different flowers and put a ribbon on top for a 3D effect. In this case, you can glue the plants on white paper without using acrylic sheets. To attach the photo frame in the middle, put silicone which will fix it better.

A frame of pressed autumn flowers

Fall colors bring warmth and convenience to the home. Choose, then, pressed yellow leaves like those in the photo: flowers of jasmine, bidens, chamomile and leaves of strawberries and different trees. Take a frame of the same material as the furniture in your home for an optimal effect.

Some useful tips and tricks

• Break up larger flowers for faster drying.
• Avoid white plants as they will turn yellow.
• Treat the petals with silica gel to keep their color. Apply the gel before putting them in the press.
• Be careful with the plants you pick as some of them are protected by law.
• The complete drying time is between 2 and 3 weeks, but this can vary, depending on the plants chosen.

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