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Pressed Plants by Amy Williams
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ring fresh flowers or herbs into unwanted blemishes, leaves or roots your home with this easy DIY from the plant with scissors. Plants can DIY PRESSED PLANTS that will capture the feelings of be pressed with or without the roots. MATERIALS: spring for months to come. Next, arrange flowers or herbs face • Flowers, herbs, plants Pressing flowers, leaves and herbs up onto the pages of an old book. If • Vintage books has long been a favorite springtime you like, you can sandwich the flowers • Paper towels or parchment paper activity. This is a great way to create between a folded paper towel to absorb • Masking tape, pencil beautiful custom artwork for your any moisture. Ensure that the book • White cardstock home or get back to nature as a family. is not made of any metal like staples • Picture frames Collect leaves in your backyard, gather before microwaving. Lastly, place the wild flowers or cut fresh herbs from book in the microwave on low for 30-90 your garden. With this project, you'll have lots of fun learning seconds. If necessary, lay microwavable plates onto the book about nature with this quick version of pressing plants. to weigh it down. Check the results in 30-second increments You can press most plants in a matter of minutes using the to determine if the plant is dried. If you are not short on time, microwave, vintage books and items from your kitchen. First, you can press flowers between parchment paper in stacks of gather and cut your favorite flowers or herbs. Just remove any books. This process will take about 2-3 weeks.
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