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    July 21, 2020

    How to make Pressed flower prints

    Pressed flower prints are a great way of preserving summer in your home. All the pressed flower prints I've made today are very quick and easy to make. I even made step by step tutorials for each print so that you can easily make your own dried flower wall arrangements. I've also included a link below to some great pressed and dried flower sources if you don't want to press flowers yourself.

    Three Botanical Wall Art Ideas

    I made these pressed flower prints as part of a new gallery wall that I'm planning in our dining room. Instead of spending money on generic wall art, I decided I'd rather make something unique to add some interesting texture to this space. If you've read my post 'How to make pressed flower lanterns', you'll already know how much I love using pressed flowers to make beautiful decorations for my home and garden. Pressed flower wall art is even easier to make and just as beautiful.

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    How to make beautiful pressed flower prints
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    • Pin for later!
    • DIY Pressed flower prints
    • Here's how to make pressed flower wall art
    • Pressed Flower collage
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    DIY Pressed flower prints

    Update: I recommend that you look at my step-by-step flower pressing tutorial before you start this project. The tutorial has lots of tips and tricks for beginners in flower pressing.

    Supplies needed for pressed flower wall art

    You can easily press flowers for this project by placing them between pieces of blotting paper and weighing them down with heavy books. This process takes around two to three weeks depending upon the thickness of the flowers.

    If you'd rather get started straight away, you can buy pressed flowers online instead.

    Here's what you'll need:

    Pressed Flowers

    Tissue Paper (I used white)

    ½ Cup Flour

    ½ Cup Water

    2 teaspoon Salt

    Scissors

    Bowl

    Whisk

    Pencil

    1 Sheet of printer paper

    1 piece of watercolour paper

    Pair of Tweezers

    Parchment paper

    Hot Glue Gun

    Hot Glue Sticks

    Or super glue

    Photo frames in a choice of sizes

    Here's how to make pressed flower wall art

    Pressed Buttercup Paper Mache Prints

    First, protect your work surface from moisture by laying a tea towel or parchment paper over the area you intend to work.

    Prepare the tissue paper

    Cut some pieces of tissue paper to the same size as the inside of the frame you intend to use. I placed the dried buttercups onto several of my photo frames first to see how they looked before I decided on which size photo frame I was going to use.

    Make a Paper Mache mixture

    Add the flour, water and salt to a bowl and whisk together until there are no lumps and the mixture is completely smooth.

    Yellow buttercups next to a bowl of paper mache glue mix.

    Apply the glue to the paper

    Take a piece of printer paper and using a small but stiff paintbrush, brush the flour mixture all over until it is completely covered. It will wrinkle up but that's OK.

    Painting the paper background with paper mache glue ready to make pressed flower prints.

    Layer glue and tissue paper

    Add a layer of tissue paper over the top of the printer paper and gently smooth down.

    Keep adding layers of glue and tissue paper until the paper is as thick as you need. I made three layers with tissue paper.

    TIP: If you are making more of these pressed flower prints, save some time by making all of the paper backgrounds at the same time. For instance, I made the background for the Pressed Heuchera flower print right after I made this Buttercup print background.

    Paste pressed flowers to the paper

    Now place your pressed flowers onto the top layer.

    Using the paintbrush, gently paste a layer of the glue over the top of the flowers being careful not to break them.

    Painting over yellow buttercups with paper mache glue.

    Cover with tissue paper

    Take another layer of tissue paper and gently press it down over the top of the flowers.

    Continue adding glue and tissue paper for another two layers or more if you don't want the colour of the flowers to be seen once it's dry.

    Bear in mind, that even though you can see the flowers quite clearly after adding three layers of tissue paper, once the paper and glue dries, the paper will become more opaque.

    Adding layers of paper mache over the top of yellow buttercups.

    Leave to dry

    Leave to dry completely before completing the next step.

    Drying will take a few hours depending on how many layers you've used. You could also use a hairdryer on a low heat setting to speed things up a little. I let mine sit on a cooling rack to dry for a few hours before finishing off with a hairdryer.

    Once the pressed flower print is dry, use the scissors to cut the print to the size of the photo frame (if you have an overlap).

    TIP: Don't forget to clean the frame with a damp cloth before using. For a simple and organic glass cleaner just add some white vinegar to a soft cloth and rub over the glass. Swill the pane of glass with fresh water afterwards to remove the vinegar smell. Dry thoroughly.

    Frame your print

    Insert your pressed flower print to the back of the photo frame. Add the paper print which came with the photo frame to pack out the frame a little. This will help to stop the print from moving around.

    Your beautiful pressed flower print is ready to be hung or placed on a shelf in your home.

    Doesn't it look beautiful?

    Beautiful pressed flower prints with Buttercups and Heuchera standing on a shelf with green plants.

    Next up, I'll show you how I made the larger pressed flower print using the Heuchera flower stems.

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    Pressed Heuchera Flower Wall Art

    Complete the same steps from the tutorial above to make your background paper and allow it to dry. In this case, I used the paper print which came with the frame, as the base for my backing paper in place of the printer paper.

    Handing painting paper mache glue to the background paper for pressed flower wall art.

    Decide whether you wish to keep the Passepartout because this will affect where you place the flowers.

    Cut the background to size

    Once the tissue paper background is dry, turn it over so that the back is facing you and cut away the excess tissue paper. If you used the print which came with the photo frame as your base, this part will be easy and you won't have to measure.

    Cutting away the excess paper on the background of the pressed flower wall art.

    Glue the flowers to the background

    use a hot glue gun to add tiny drops of glue to the stem of the Heuchera flower stem.

    Press the Heuchera flower stem to the tissue paper background paper.

    Clean the photo frame as above and replace the glass.

    Three pressed flower prints standing against a wall.

    The last pressed flower print I'm going to be showing you today is made from a collage of various garden flowers including, Nigella 'Love in a mist', and single Hydrangea flowers.

    Pressed Flower collage

    This lovely collage, is the easiest of all three pressed flower prints and can be made in minutes.

    Make the paper background

    Cut a piece of watercolour paper to the size of your photo frame. I used the Passepartout which came with my photo frame as a guide.

    Hands drawing around a passepartout to make a background for pressed flower prints.

    Make a collage of pressed flowers

    Using the tweezers, arrange the delicate flowers into a collage of your liking.

    Making a collage of pressed flowers including 'love in a mist' and single cream hydrangea flowers.

    Glue the pressed flowers to the background

    Stick the flowers to the paper using the glue gun or some craft glue.

    Clean the photo frame

    Clean the photo frame as above.

    Frame your pressed flower collage

    Gently insert the pressed flower collage back into the frame.

    Done!

    Hands holding a photo frame filled with a beautiful pressed flower print made with a collage of pressed garden flowers.

    Your pressed flower botanical wall art – finished!

    The time needed for this project

    It only took a few hours to make all of these lovely pressed flower prints. If you are making all of your wall art with watercolour paper, you could have them all finished in less than thirty minutes. The time it took for the tissue paper backgrounds to dry was what dragged this project out a little and even then, it only took a few hours waiting for the paper to dry before I could finish the project.

    A set of three beautiful pressed flower prints made with garden flowers.

    If you are looking for some unique botanical wall art for your home, this might be just the thing for you.

    A beautiful pressed flower print made with a collage of pressed garden flowers.

    I still need to come up with a few more ideas for the rest of the frames for my gallery wall although for now, I'm happy with the progress I've made.

    Watch on YouTube

    Watch the video tutorial DIY Pressed Flower Wall Art on YouTube.

    These posts are good too!

    Cutting flower stems to size ready for pressing
    How to press flowers (The easiest way for beginners)
    Glass jar lanterns made with pressed flowers in an autumn scene with dried ferns and flowers.
    how to make pressed flower glass jar lanterns
    Paper Mache lanterns made with pressed flowers.
    How to make pressed flower lanterns

    Please leave a comment

    I'd love it if you'd leave a comment below letting me know what you think of my pressed flower wall art and if you have any suggestions for the rest of my frames, pop those in there too, I'm all ears!

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    By the way, these posts are lovely too:)

    Stylish and affordable botanical wall art for your home

    How to make beautiful pressed flower lanterns

    'A grateful Heart' and 'Thankful', FREE printable wall art

    How to make a beautiful trivet from clothespins

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    1. Donna Reidland says

      July 23, 2020 at 4:24 pm

      These are beautiful! What a wonderful homemade gift this would make!

      Reply
      • Jayne Westerholt says

        July 24, 2020 at 4:45 pm

        Thanks, Donna! To be honest, I never thought about giving them as gifts but you are right, they would make lovely homemade gifts too!

        Reply
    2. CoCo says

      July 23, 2020 at 9:56 pm

      Jayne these are all gorgeous! I love the different varieties of flowers you used and how easy to follow your step by step instructions were too. We're always passing wildflowers on the way to the cabin so I can't wait to stop and pick some now that I know I can frame them as a keepsake. Thank so much! Hugs, CoCo

      Reply
      • Jayne Westerholt says

        July 24, 2020 at 4:43 pm

        Thanks, CoCo! I love pressing flowers and incorporating them in my decor, it seems to extend summer that little bit more!

        Reply
    3. Cynthia says

      July 29, 2020 at 1:01 am

      All your flowers turned out lovely. I should show this post to my son, he's six. He's got a few queen anne's lace being pressed right now.

      Reply
      • Jayne Westerholt says

        July 30, 2020 at 5:31 pm

        Oooh yes, Cynthia, this would be a great project to do with Queen Anne's lace and your son could easily make these!

        Reply
    4. Paula@SweetPea says

      July 30, 2020 at 10:53 am

      Your pressed flower art is so pretty! Reading your post was like a trip down memory lane for me. My grandmother made lovely pressed flower art and also dried flower arrangements. Every Christmas, she provided gifts for me to give all of my elementary teachers. I still display her framed worked even though the flowers have faded.

      Reply
      • Jayne Westerholt says

        July 30, 2020 at 5:19 pm

        Your Grandmother must have been very talented in all things flowers, What wonderful memories you have of her! Sounds like those teachers were very lucky indeed!

        Reply
    5. Richella J Parham says

      July 30, 2020 at 3:32 pm

      These are absolutely beautiful! Thank you for explaining exactly how you did this--what a wonderful project.

      Thank you for joining the Grace at Home party at Imparting Grace. I'm featuring you this week!

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      • Jayne Westerholt says

        July 30, 2020 at 5:14 pm

        Thank you so much Richelle!

        Reply
    6. April J Harris says

      August 01, 2020 at 6:31 pm

      What a lovely craft, and what a fun thing to do as well! Sharing on the Hearth and Soul Facebook page. Thank you for being a part of the Hearth and Soul Community.

      Reply
      • Jayne Westerholt says

        August 02, 2020 at 10:08 am

        Glad you like it April and thanks so much for sharing!

        Reply
    7. Julie says

      August 02, 2020 at 5:50 pm

      These are all utterly gorgeous. I've picked them as one of the features at this weeks Handmade monday later today. 😀

      Reply
      • Jayne Westerholt says

        August 02, 2020 at 7:07 pm

        Thank you so much, Julie! I love sharing at Handmade Monday 🙂

        Reply
    8. Kim | Shiplap and Shells says

      August 03, 2020 at 7:54 am

      I love this so much Jayne! I tried to pin, bit for some reason I wasn't able to. I did bookmark so I can try this. What a great gift idea! Thank you for sharing!!!

      Reply
      • Jayne Westerholt says

        August 03, 2020 at 5:47 pm

        Thanks for letting me know about the pin not working Kim, I will look into that today! Glad you liked the project, it was such fun to make 🙂

        Reply
    9. Jennifer Dynys says

      August 06, 2020 at 6:54 pm

      This is so beautiful! My girls would love to do this project with me! I agree with another commenter, these would make perfect gifts! If you have a minute on Friday, we just started a new link party Embracing Home and Family. I would love for you to link up a few of your beautiful projects there! 10:00 central time.
      https://www.theeverydayfarmhouse.com

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      • Jayne Westerholt says

        August 08, 2020 at 10:19 am

        Thanks so much Jennifer, I'll come and link up for sure!

        Reply
    10. Liberty says

      August 12, 2020 at 6:55 am

      Hi Jayne!
      I love the color choices. I tried to pin but am not succeeding..... just fyi.

      Liberty
      B4andAfters.com

      Reply
      • Jayne Westerholt says

        August 15, 2020 at 5:07 pm

        Thanks for letting me know Liberty, I think I fixed that now - fingers crossed!

        Reply
    11. Cherelle | The Inspired Prairie says

      August 12, 2020 at 7:20 am

      I love these pressed flower prints, Jayne! I am seriously so inspired to make my own now after reading your tutorial!

      I also am featuring this post this week on the Embracing Home and Family link-up party; congrats! Be sure to join us again this Friday with some more great posts.

      -Cherelle

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      • Jayne Westerholt says

        August 15, 2020 at 5:06 pm

        Thank you so much Cherelle, I'm so glad you liked my pressed flower prints!

        Reply
    12. Julie says

      August 14, 2020 at 2:57 pm

      Love this tutorial! Someone gave us some framed dried flowers as a wedding gift, and it's one of my favorite things on our living room bookshelf. Would love to try to replicate this for some more beautiful art!

      Reply
      • Jayne Westerholt says

        August 15, 2020 at 3:10 pm

        Oh, what a lovely gift Julie! You could definitely make something similar yourself, it's so easy to do!

        Reply

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