How I Press & Dry My Flowers! | Resin Art

I asked you guys what you wanted to see next & you voted for how I press my flowers! So I went to a magical flower shop called Apotheca Flowers & bought some BEAUTIES to press for you guys! I hope you guys enjoy it :)

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[daysofveronica]

About to use my $500 college textbooks that are now worth $2 to press these flowers

[adelinafloresferreira]

"oh my goodness, they're so adorable"
*Cuts their heads off* 🤣

[JaneThomas]

I think you can use parchment paper instead of plastic wrap. The parchment will protect the book pages. Cool channel. I’ll be back!

[kayleew]

If you put a sheet of wax paper down your box won’t get ruined and the risk of losing petals is a lot less! I press a lot of my flowers with stems or in arrangements. On thicker pieces I spray with rubbing alcohol to prevent mold.

[celticdesigns]

Snap dragons are my all-time favorite flower. I loved seeing them in this tutorial!

[lexirose]

Pinch the sides of the snap dragon and it makes the mouth “open “ I love those

[bruderd]

Nice job of showing how to press flowers. But I have one more important question. How long do you leave them in the book?

[catherinerrosa]

I love the way you give details of the flower…it’s good to know the different type of flowers.

[KaitlynSallee]

I honestly wouldn't mind if watching this everytime you do it. Even like if you're not talking much in it and its just you explaining the flowers, then the process of pressing and then putting them in the photo album. I'd honestly watch it for hours.

[yourstruly]

This is really an old school method. My mom taught me this when i was a little girl. The heavier the book the better, but she taught me to use wax paper. Im not sure if that helps anyone but sometimes when you press flowers n leaves (for fall) you may get a inky residue from colors. This helps save your books from being ruined. If you don't have wax paper you might be able to use paper towels but I haven't tried that yet. Just an idea...

[RawSpirited]

"Look at these, they are so adorable. Sooo, we are gonna cut their little heads off..." Hahahaha....Love it <3 (Made me think of Morticia Adams)
You are such a delight!! Thanks for sharing your artsy spark with us .

[israellenelson]

I just love you! All your videos have been sooo helpful. Can't wait to try this!

[amypalladino]

Snapdragon seed pods look like little skulls. It's wicked, I love them so much for that reason

[rashmij]

We Indians have been using this method from decades for storing precious flowers . 😃 but never thought of using them with resin.. now m eager to work with them.. thanks for the video.❤🙏🙂

[nourinmahmud]

Finally I'll put some good use of my books 🙌

[Bezabelli]

AH! I just started watching you, amd I LOVE how you talk through and describe everything you are doing. Thank you!!! Your work is beautiful!!

[lorelikesthings]

thank you for this! I need something to keep me from going insane so I turned to pressing flowers. This tutorial really helped, so thanks! I'll be coming back

[artpoemsbysaloumehsallysal]

I.totally absolutely love your flowers . the colours are out of this world.

[jewelryjunkie]

"They're so adorable so we're going to cut their little heads off" 😳❤️🤣 I had to wipe iced tea off of my phone after hearing that! Lol! I love your quirky adorableness!!

[lesliespiers]

NOTE: you can also use 2 piece of MDF wood about 16 by11, 3 millimeters thick, papertowles & parchment paper. 1 piece of wood, then 2 sheets paper towel, next parchment-place the flowers, then parchment on top of flowers, then papertowles & the last piece of MDF wood, secure with elastic bands & place weighted object (I.e., books) on top....flowers will be ready in 10-14 days. (place in a plastic container with a good lid, put 2 pieces of papertowles & some silica beads, fold over & glue or tape.