Flower pressing

Flowers flowers everywhere

Flowers flowers in their hair.

Flower fairies come out today

To dance, to sing, to laugh and play.

Dress your hair fairies in flowers so bright,

Dance with their beauty from dawn till night.

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Some flower picking this morning as part of my Waldorf Magic Growth issue which ties in with #enwcblossomweek we have decided to collect flowers to press.

Pressing flowers has been a bit of a long term project this year and I am hoping to have amassed enough to make a beautiful piece of art with them for our wall. Flowers from the garden, from our walks, picked by precious little hands in love and wonder.

This flower press I got from the charity shop for £3 and it was a bargain and is so effective. Some tips for pressing flowers to get the best from your blooms.

🌸 Pick early morning after morning dew has gone, or pat them dry. Oils are highest in the morning in the petals, I don’t know if there is a science behind it but I find flowers I pick and press in the morning retain their colour better.

🌺 Shake off any insects and pick flowers which are not bruised, damaged petals mean that your flowers are more likely to mould quicker before they have dried.

🌼 Press thicker flowers between more layers of paper to allow any moisture to be absorbed quickly.

💐Keep pressed flowers in an envelope made of acid free paper until you want to use them.