🌼 DIY Flower Press for under $15! 🌼 Affordable DIY, tips & tricks for pressing flowers

[@TheRealGrandadNo1]

I think that is great to see a husband making something his wife needs and enjoying working together as a team. I have been making things in wood and building and gardening for nearly seventy years and it is heart warming to see young people doing these things. I find it rather amusing and quite endearing the way the lady says "buddercup" rather than buttercup! Thank you for posting, giving good advice and being a fine example of how you work together, that is the secret to a lasting and loving marriage!

[@loissage3630]

What a fun project. Your instructions are very clear and concise. Thank you to your husband for partnering with you! 🌈

[@rebeccaswayzee860]

This looks so fun!! Have you ever thought about using wax paper to prevent them from sticking to that paper after they've been pressed?

[@marymalone9458]

So helpful and your hubby did a great job building you a press! TY🙏

[@pathfinder3031]

Kudos for your husband for making a cameo and showing up to help with this fun project. It was so lovely! I feel inspired again, thanks!

[@michelleyuenn]

I'm so glad, and thanks!

[@marymary5494]

Blotting paper is great to lay over your flowers. 😊 👌💕

[@MayaNetto]

Thanks for the video! I just finished the wood shop training at my school so I’m going to try to make this as my first project! I appreciate the detailed steps :)

[@mansicates]

This is the cutest video. The build was very well explained and flowers picking and pressing section was very informative. Plus the kitty ❤ Thank you

[@craftingwithapaperlover7374]

Thanks for sharing your video. Thanks for sharing your husband skills with us. You are lucky lady to have someone who can make what you need. Kudos to you both.

[@redtapereed-walterreed-wal7000]

Very nice...Your husband was so helpful to you for your project...Well done both of you. Thank you .

[@lindacamplin4373]

Great project! Thanks to your hubby for sharing his skills. I am a newbie with flower drying and so excited to share with my granddaughters. My husband followed Aaron’s directions and the outcome was awesome! Again, thank you!

[@wendysimons332]

Michelle, this is a wonderful video tutorial! Thank you to your creative hubby too. I have two little granddaughters of 4 and 8. I am not an artist. I am a Museum docent and a photographer and I am devoted to creative expression in all forms. I nurture art and creativity in my granddaughters. Like many aspects of life, one area of interest lies at the center of an infinite web of connections to other aspects of existence. I am eager to nurture resourcefulness in the girls. We live in a world of one-click buys to keep ourselves entertained. I try to avoid buying things online to do art with the girls. I had the idea of creating paper with them, which I did with my daughter when she was little. I kept the screens that I made 35 years ago! Thinking of making paper lead to thinking of ways that we will put the paper to use to create that sense of a web of connections. That lead me to the idea of pressing flowers to put in the paper. The girls love their garden and their flowers. You say in your video that once you are looking for flowers to press you notice flowers that you may have overlooked. On my walk along Lake Union in Seattle yesterday I picked some 'weed' flowers and brought them home to press. Another plan I have for our paper is to write on it with ink to give the girls the felt experience of how writing used to be for most of human history: Manuscripts! Only recently did I wake up to the profundity of what manuscripts are. Until the printing press there was no other way to copy books! I talked about this when I toured "Graphic Masters" at the Seattle Art Museum one summer. The exhibit began with Albrecht Dürer and ended with a contemporary graphic novel writer. I used the Dürer part of the exhibit to talk about manuscripts and the history of writing. I learn so much from preparing to tour an exhibit! After the girls and I have some paper to work with we will make small books. None of this has happened yet. I am in the exploration stage. I watched a number of videos on pressing flowers yesterday but each left me with questions. Your video covered all my questions: how to make my own press, what kind of paper to use, (I had wondered whether I needed something special from a craft store) and what to look for in flowers that are suitable for pressing. And I also loved the tip to press leaves too. Thank you so much for this wonderful video and your generosity in making and sharing it!

[@michelleyuenn]

Thank you so much for sharing, Wendy! I so enjoyed reading about your work and your art exploration. I love the idea of pressing flowers for including in paper! I remember paper making was something I was interested in when I was younger, and this is the perfect reminder for me to try my hand at it again :) I'm sure the things you make with your granddaughters will be things they will treasure for a lifetime, not to mention all the memories you'll have with each other! Thank you so much for watching and for taking the time to share a little about your life with me ❤️

[@wendysimons332]

@@michelleyuenn thank you for taking the time to respond to me. It is lovely to make friends with strangers through art and creativity! :)

[@April-rb1pt]

What a great husband to help with this video for thousands of people to enjoy! Michelle, your instructions are clear and the imagery is beautiful. Now to search to see if you have any videos of what you did with the pressed flowers.

[@user-zu1py7kv2q]

Wow! Nice sanding job. I avoid wood because I hate sanding so much

[@donnageorge7132]

I love how simple you make flower drying. You don’t use expensive paper which I like. I also like how calm & relaxed you are when talking. Thanks for making this look so fun & somewhat easy. 💕

[@donnageorge7132]

Thank your husband too for his work in making this possible!

[@yashkesaria223]

Thank you Madam, this helped!

[@janetmcdaniel2755]

I had some made for Bible school and we rounded the edges... Let the kids sand.... Then used Artist paper,() the thick ones... I drew the rounded pattern for the presses... Kids cut it out....then parchment to papers to put over the flowers, I also used cardboards precut to make it stronger when pressed inside. We put other pressed flowers on top... Then modge podge over it... I am going with the wood alpha bits with letters on them this year.... So they can personalize them

[@mictreful]

I learned something pretty interesting Thank you

[@findingyourdivinelight]

Exactly what I hoped to find!! Thank you Michelle & Aaron!

[@michelleyuenn]

Glad it was helpful!

[@luiselunardi2550]

Thankk from Brazil.. this video inspired me to make one on my on!

[@luiselunardi2550]

Thanks*

[@luannmercer4002]

Awesome video! I've been pressing flowers in books but it's time to step it up. I love the idea of pressing them upside down. Doh! Never crossed my mind.

[@beccaturner8834]

Great video, thank you ❤

[@LifeIsMessyImLearningAsIGrow]

Wow this is a great video! Very useful ideas/tips! I love to make diy videos too. Your video is very inspirational! Thank you for sharing your talent and time with us!

[@tangerineslice]

The tutorial was very clear and easy to understand, thanks for all the tips. Also you have a really nice voice, great video overall.

[@michelleyuenn]

Aw, thanks so much Sarah! :)

[@LABrooksy3]

This video is so helpful and clear! Thank you!

[@MyPaperEnvelope]

The press turned out great!! Thanks for the video!

[@michelleyuenn]

Thanks for watching!

[@pinkyj3197]

Very beautifully explained

[@hellovidhibhatt]

Great video! Thanks :)

[@_pretty_bird_budgie_cherni6171]

Fabulous! Thanks for the super helpful video!

[@davin1504]

I made (well my boyfriend made.. I supervised) one of these && It turned out wonderfully! I have my first flowers in the press now from some Thanksgiving flowers! I'm excited to begin preserving friends wedding bouquets! Thank you!!

[@michelleyuenn]

Yay! That's awesome :)

[@zoeh.2361]

This is such a great video, thank you! Totally doing this

[@Dualityoflife11]

Really lovely.

[@tiwitime]

Thanks, I'll make one

[@pebblesandherbs]

Thanks for making this video! I've been thinking of making one myself but don't have the power tools and an outdoor space at the moment, but this was really helpful for future references ✿

[@lindacamplin4373]

Loved your informative video! My husband has bought the items and is ready to make me a press today. I would like to know how you store your pressed flowers after they are completed.

[@lynnfeemster]

Thank you both

[@jmreg7391]

Well done

[@averylynnpoplin]

I am starting press today 😊! Have press thanks to THE MAN, mad it look so easy. I am using water color paper (acid free) for flowers in case they stick use paper or leak natural dye upcycle. Another post elder lady suggested on larger flowers you can reduce size by plucking petals with tweezer, keep with dry process, & add back... Has any one tried? Also I have kept flowers & green (clover, fern, leaves) in books over years to dry. What is best way to keep color of greenery? I kept funeral flowers very important upside down so not flat, is spray gloss best?

[@jessieli2251]

Thanks for the tutorial! I’ll definite give it a try! Just wondering how long the pressed flowers will last after you put them in the frame?

[@terryberry1313]

So informative 👏 and detailed

[@kristahouston4743]

Great video! Thanks for all the tips and tricks. About how long should a fully open rose, and also a thick rose bud, be pressed for?

[@jjeessz]

Thank you for the video! Very nice press! Where’s the video where you show us how you used the flowers afterwards? Xoxo 💜💜💜

[@michelleyuenn]

I used some in a journaling video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJakg2CdbNuZm8k and will have more coming soon! :)

[@merlinmass9257]

Thank YOU 😊

[@lauralove1119]

What do you do with the pressed flowers?

[@Rosebud146]

How thick is the wood that you're making this with?

[@cruzfingerboards3575]

How long should one wait before taking out the flowers? My flower press kit is different.

[@duckymomo6675]

Most wait 2-4 weeks. :)

[@ellamarkey1329]

I love itx

[@17oaks56]

Isn't better to make bigger press and have less layers?

[@birchward]

Just the job for a lock down project ! thankyou very much , from rural france . ritchie . p.s. to your your husband , I raise a beer ! ha , ha , its a boys thing , cheers !.while our ladies are having a coffee ! .we pretend we are working ??????.

[@michelleyuenn]

Awesome to hear, Ritchie! Cheers! :)

[@kimberlydilworth563]

I bought poplar wood but it was not easy to drill the holes. It started smoking and burning in the hole. I ended up having to drill really small holes and gradually increase the size and do one layer at a time but it worked. Thus is a cool project but not fun drilling the holes.

[@michelleyuenn]

For those who asked about the video where I used some pressed flowers, here are a couple: Journaling: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJakg2CdbNuZm8k DIY paper: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJKkknuXqbaNaaM Hoping to do another video with other ideas soon!

[@lbjesuslover351]

I do many time like this ...but the colours was change and looks so ugly..I don't what is wrong

[@michelleyuenn]

Try it with different flowers maybe? Some flowers dry better than others. I've found pansies to press extremely well and many of the colors remain the same after pressing.

[@nursoviana197]

Hello,. Thanks for your video. Sorry, may i know where do you save it when it's pressed? and how long will it take?

[@willow9719]

$0 flower press = use your book and heavy objects in the house!

[@redeemablejunkjournals7638]

You could do this buy a real flower press is much better. I will be having my hubby make one. Thanks for the video!

[@labradoodleandpalz]

As a person who works in the nuts and bolts section of a hardware store, the 3 packs are an ABSOLUTE scam. I'd get 5 complaints a day if we did that and I'd be agreeing with every one.

[@pinkerbot]

How do i do this if i don't have a husband? 😱