Learning how to press flowers is not as difficult as you might think. The technique makes an ephemeral beauty eternal by flattening the daisies, pansies, violets, and wildflowers that color your ...

“Anything that’s quite flat will press nicely, like buttercups and ferns,” says Helen Ahpornsiri, 32, an artist who builds intricate collages using glue, a surgical scalpel and the pressed plants she ...

Pressed flower enthusiast Jan Lochner will show how to press flowers and turn them into useful items during a free demonstration Feb. 5. Learn how to press flowers and turn them into bookmarks, ...

Drying and pressing plant clippings not only allows you to enjoy them longer, but they can also be used as bookmarks, pressed into framed pictures or glued to greeting cards. Kristin Middleton has ...

To dry flowers, first cut the stems and remove any unwanted leaves or wilted petals. Air-drying and pressing are the simplest methods, but they can take several weeks. Silica gel is the quickest ...

Wondering what to do with pressed flowers? Create your own DIY oshibana art by learning how to press flowers with a book or paper. Oshibana (押し花) is the Japanese art of using pressed flowers and other ...

Picking up a fresh bouquet is the easiest way to spruce up your home (and boost your mood!)—but no matter the time of year, your beloved flowers and foliage will start to wither eventually. Instead of ...

I love always having a jar full of fresh flowers in my space, from fluffy hydrangeas to delicate peonies to fiery birds of paradise—especially when they’re snipped from my family’s garden. Alas, these ...

This point of the calendar often feels bittersweet – not least because the transition to fall means the end of our favorite summer blooms. However, as Joanna Gaines reminds us, there is a way to ...

Most of the time, DIY floral arranging involves bringing home a bouquet or two of cut flowers, depositing them in a generic glass vase scrounged from under the sink and then wondering why they look a ...