Framed Pressed Flowers *with Mod Podge

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Intro: Framed Pressed Flowers *with Mod Podge

What a better way to preserve the beautiful blooms of spring than to press them into pictures to keep inside all year round!  Flower pressing is very simple, and with a little bid of Mod Podge, they can be preserved to almost anything.  For the purposes of this DIY I'm just showing how to press them into a picture frame. Very easy, all you need is:

-Flower(s)   
-Flower Press or Microwave Flower Press  $9 at a craft store, or home and garden store
-Scissors
-Construction Paper, or any backing of your choice
-Paint Brush
-Mod Podge $4 at a craft store, and it lasts for a long time
-Picture frame, of any sort

STEP 1: Step 2

First and foremost, you'll want to find some beautiful flowers and press them.  If you have a microwave press you just slip the flowers between the slats and microwave them for a couple of minutes, and then they're ready to go, simple as that.  If you just have a regular press like the handmade one I'm showing here, you'll need to press your flowers in between the cardboard slats at least 2 weeks before you plan to mount them.  Make sure your flowers are almost completely dry before putting them into the press.

After your flowers are ready to roll, next you will need to cut out your paper and/or backing to fit the size of your picture frame.

The flowers I chose for my example are a Hellebore and a Pansy

STEP 2: Step 2

Now assemble your flowers in the design you wish on the backing or paper.  

This step is the hardest, but trust me on this.   Mod Podge will become clear once dried, but when you're painting it on it looks like nasty white glue all over your beautiful flowers.  I needed about a quarter sized amount of Mod Podge for this size image, which I poured onto the excess paper I cut the backing from.  Take your paint brush and coat the entirety of the flowers with just one layer of the adhesive.  

The image below shows how the initial painting should look like.

STEP 3: Step 3

You need to wait about 20 minutes for the adhesive to dry

The whiteness is slowly fading away...almost there

STEP 4: Final Step

Once the adhesive is completely dry on your flowers you are ready to add them to the picture frame.  Just stick them in as you normally would a picture.  I added the names of the flowers underneath so I wouldn't forget them.  And Voila!    A beautiful homemade preservation of flowers, complete with a gaudy blue picture frame!

Glue pressed flowers with mod podge onto cards, candles, vases, rocks, almost anything(!) and give them to your friends and family for any special occasion.  

7 Comments

anntaylor03 3 years ago

I love your page and need your feedback. I have used Mod Podge for decoupage projects for a very long time. I love dried flowers on glass, but do not want to sell my projects if the flowers do not retain color for a few years. I phoned Plaid, makers of Mod Podge to ask why my flowers did not retain their colors. They said it has no archival properties to prevent fading. I have heard some people use unibond archival glue. Any suggestions, thank you.

lenyo 7 years ago

I'd like to make a pressed flower arrangement in an old wooden window frame, with not background... I want the window frame to be see thru with the arrnagement in the window. I'm planning on using two glass panes to sandwich the pressed flower arrangement... Would this work? Should I coat both sides of the flowers with Mod Podge? Does Mod Podge have an UV resistane in it, to help with fading?

72959_online 8 years ago

can you make a plaque for ffa with this prosses

CarlaBurke 8 years ago

What a pretty final product! Great Mother's Day gift, too. Thank you for sharing!

danlynne07 11 years ago

i agree with jessy. i had no idea how pretty the end product was. do you know how to change the main image? let me know if you need any help.i give you 5 stars.

jessyratfink 12 years ago

How pretty!

If you put the finished product as the main image, people will be more likely to click because they'll know what you're making. :)