THE pressed flower shop JOURNAL

As a flower presser, one of the biggest surprises we face is how our pressed flowers change color. If you have an interest in pressed flowers, you need to understand that this change in hue is normal. While this change may make the flowers appear differently, this is just another natural part of the flowers’ life and death.

Pressed Flowers Change Color, and That’s Okay!

February 29, 2020

Are you expecting a bouquet of flowers this Valentine’s Day? Did you receive the most beautiful roses you have ever seen and want to keep them forever? Sometimes these blooms are so meaningful that we cannot imagine letting them go. That is why it is so important to learn how to save flowers from special […]

How to Save Flowers from Valentine’s Day

January 26, 2020

I am so excited to teach you about one of my favorite things: how to press leaves and foliage! This post gives you insight into this integral aspect of pressed flower art. The name of my business is Pressed Flower Shop, but this name does not include the backbone of pressed flower art: pressed leaves […]

How to Press Leaves and Greenery

January 10, 2020

Have you wanted to start preserving flowers but are unsure what you should use? This is completely understandable. After all, there are many different methods of flower pressing, let alone materials available on hand to use. I am excited to share with you the best materials for pressing flowers! Throughout my years of saving flowers […]

The Best Materials for Pressing Flowers

October 25, 2019

Hello! Welcome to my first blog post in a series where I teach you how to press flowers. There are many was to press flowers and this first method I will cover is called the book pressing method. Flower preservation is a beautiful and classic art form that gives the creator the opportunity to save […]

How to Press Flowers: The Book Pressing Method

September 10, 2019