A Must Have If You Want To Quickly Dry & Press Flowers

[@mikemccormick865]

I must say, my wife really dislikes it when she knows I’m watching your videos because she knows I’m about to buy something. 🤣love you Steve!

[@lauriewilson4741]

Amazon has my picture next to the checkout “ Do not sell anything to this woman 🤣

[@CarnivoreMomma]

My husband looks at my buy later list and just shakes his head. I tried to tell him it is for later, but he knows I'm gonna get it. 🤣

[@kimberlyzucker8666]

So my husband passed away August 2021. I know he would be so mad at how much money I have spent on my new art adventures. 😂

[@CarnivoreMomma]

@@kimberlyzucker8666 I am sorry about your loss. I am happy to hear that you can find happiness.

[@mikemccormick865]

@@kimberlyzucker8666 I’m sorry for your loss but if your husband is anything like my wife they both would pretend to be upset and secretly be happy that we are happy creating for others.

[@abalzeris831]

If you are hesitant about buying this item, don't be! I saw this used on KZbin and knew I needed it. It's been sitting for about 2 weeks, just been busy. So today I was pruning my petunias and several fell off or needed to be removed. So I thought it was the perfect time to try it out. It worked so well I went in the yard to get a few different things to try. And it worked wonderfully for everything I tried! I will say the instructions are a bit confusing. Do NOT wet the pieces of cloth that you put the floral on. Only wet the felt pads. Don't worry if some of the color comes off the flowers, it won't bleed onto other flowers. I did 34 flowers and a ton greenery in an hour! Late last summer I spent an entire day trying a diy method. Lost the color, or burnt nearly all of the floral I used. This thing did the exact opposite and seemed to enhance the colors. And as long as you go slow you won't burn anything, my microwave is 1100 watts. If you do something VERY delicate, Iike petunias, I suggest using pointy, curved tweezers to separate the flowers from the cloth or you will definitely rip them. It only takes a little patience and getting to know your microwave and the different floral for the burst times needed. It will vary depending on the wattage of your microwave and the moisture content of the floral you are using. No more buying pressed/dried flowers again!!! Thank you Steve!

[@PRMorena177]

Using the flowers as butterfly wings is a fantastic idea. They look AMAZING.

[@mrsg3772]

Thanks Steve! Your videos are fantastic because your projects aren't necessarily meant to be duplicated. Instead, you teach technique and experiment with different products which is exactly what I need. You have saved me lots of time and money helping me get it right the first time and helping me find options I didn't know I had. I probably won't dry my own flowers yet but I have poured a bunch of different resin butterflies to use in jewlery and they all look too plastic and I don't like them. Dried pansy wings is genius though and I wouldn't have thought of that on my own so I wanted to thank you for that. I truly appreciate all your efforts!

[@doggowar9021]

I don’t know if you’ve covered this is any previous videos- but if your uv resin ever dries tacky, here is a neat little trick to fix it... Simply pop it in a cup/dish of water (just enough to cover the entire item) and give it another round under the uv light! When it comes out of the water, it will be tacky-free!☺️👍 Of course this might not be a practical fix for EVERY possible situation. Like, if it’s a really large/unwieldy project, or something that can’t be fully immersed in water-and obviously it’s far better to avoid the issue from the get-go... But in a pinch, this trick has definitely saved my bacon with smaller items, more times than I care to remember! 😆

[@theangijt]

Thanks fot this tip x

[@alwynkaxi]

I'll definitely try that! I have some weird UV resin that just doesn't want to cure ever, not under sunlight or anything. I usually put a layer of manicure top coat on it, but I hope this water method will work ❤️ thank you for the idea!

[@moirasharpe2541]

I have done this occasionally and it works a treat. It didn’t work on my Batman logo, l had a brain fart, the light couldn’t get through the black so it was all squishy inside, we live and learn 🤪🤣

[@doggowar9021]

@@moirasharpe2541 Honestly, even though I know better, I STILL occasionally forget about not going super opaque and dense with my colors in UV resin! In fact, I actually just did it ONCE AGAIN a couple weeks ago! 😆

[@Momnpop98]

Thanks for this option. I’ve had some issues with us I’ve received from china.

[@composing-chaos]

I need this. I’d love to dry some flowers to use in projects. Now… if I could just learn to grow flowers without killing them.

[@madgewaimotu890]

I am am a newbie on your site, i just love watching you make things. Thank you so much for all the wonderful ideas and info that you share

[@chriseyres9995]

The aboofx product is a great little item but please be careful as you could quite easily cause a fire or burn your flowers if on full power for too long. I recommend short bursts of 5-10 seconds. Re-position flower/leaves to a drier spot then go again. Quite time consuming but worth it. Write results in a journal for the next time you use it. Different flowers/ leaves have different drying times.

[@sengasengana]

That's good advice, thank you.

[@alcg3981]

Neato! I'd like to see the results in a succession of months to check the colors. Some of my traditional pressed flowers have discolored over time or even from the get go because I didn't seal them.

[@yvette_is_Mamacado]

Try laying them out on a DRY paper towel, topped with another paper towel, weighed/pressed with a CERAMIC dish (casserole type) heat in microwave ON DEFROST for 1 min. Check; return & heat in 30 sec intervals. Just try it.😍

[@user-dz4hr1qc3n]

Amazing results!!!! Thank you!!!🙏🏻 ❤😊

[@sandramiller4522]

Done this using kitchen roll and a glass plate. Works really well.

[@mist4926]

@@sandramiller4522 ??

[@doggowar9021]

Wow! I must admit that I was skeptical about how well the colors would holdup in the microwave gadget! 😱💕

[@doggowar9021]

@@SteveMcDonaldArtsandCrafts just like you, I’m quite impatient with having to wait several days (or weeks) for my pressed flowers... But fighting with all of the fading/discoloration and inconsistent results, was the main reason why I stopped doing the clothes ironing trick! Thank you for showing us this fantastic tool-I’m so excited to go buy one to play with! 😁👍

[@dshe8637]

I bought one of these and it was great. Unfortunately my husband blew up my microwave with an egg and by the time I got a new one, the flowers were gone for the autumn 😢 Next spring, I'll be ready 😊

[@rebeccaampuero2347]

Wow! Beautiful pansies and amazing sustem for drying. 😊

[@katharina...]

I paused the video at 4 minutes and DIYed my own microwave flower press in about 2 minutes. I had some beautiful, fresh roses in the house, so I decided to experiment on the rose petals - it worked perfectly the second time I tried (I burnt the first petal slightly in the middle). This is an absolute game changer, and it cost me absolutely nothing. Thanks a mill for this video! 👍💐

[@rkhnd51]

I'm impressed with how it retained the flower's color! That's fabulous!

[@margaretzuelke9761]

I shared this video on Facebook, in hopes a friend or family member will see it & get me ANYTHING from your links. I even hope to get flowers because there aren't many more in my area now. I gotta have this microwave thingie!

[@ridonacarson524]

Those flowers are absolutely gorgeous. I love how you made the beautiful butterflies. Everything is just beautiful.

[@christinaperson1168]

The butterflies are beautiful! Might just have to try this. I have ruined so many flowers 😥. Thank you Steve 😊!!!

[@sherrigriffin8891]

Iam always amazed how you find the coolest gadgets. Love love this flower press.great job steve,and your flower garden is beautiful

[@TektonicDragon]

Oh, I'm so stoked to try this out! Thank you for all of your wonderful videos. I get so happy seeing your videos in my notifications!

[@beverlyangry4767]

Hi Steve. Thankx for bringing this little gem to my attention. It's very affordable, and I can't wait to buy one. I've been pressing my flowers and leaves in books. This will save me a lot of time and money. Thankx for showing how to use it.

[@klairbaranek]

Thank you so much for the tip because I would like to make flower pendants from resin.

[@janelcloutier9543]

I can’t wait to use this on my milk bath tumbler!!!

[@glutenfreeappletree]

I have placed the flowers between cotton lawn fabric covered with 100% wool coasters or wool ironing pads. Your microwave method is way better. Going to buy if there are any left.

[@barbseed4434]

Oh my gosh, I ordered this the minute the video was over!! I have so many great flowers in my yard this summer. I was dreading doing the old press and dry routine. Thank you Steve! You're the best🤩

[@victoriamanna5018]

Gorgeous 🥰

[@fairyspunfibers9098]

*Thank you* for that wonderful suggestion for the 'wave flower drying press! Went straight to Amazon and ordered mine the minute you demo'ed it! Am so excited to get something that will work like this! 👍😊 Love all your projects; the leaf earrings, the flower butterflies, the vase, and the coaster. ❤

[@timeenuf4200]

I've seen videos on using a microwave but this is a great tool to make it even easier.

[@Coyo-Tea]

I love when you try the earrings, you make me chuckle 🤭

[@dianechrismas6055]

The butterflies are beautiful and what a fabulous use for your petals

[@Asher5250]

Watched this on Prime Day and guess what is on sale? 😂😂 Take my money Amazon. Love your videos as always. You always bring something new and beautiful.

[@dollybrown1993]

WOW!!! MY NEXT PURCHASE!!! This seems like a MUST for anyone who wants to dry flowers for their projects....Stay safe, you do you, and stay creatively crafty👍👍🔔🔔👉👉🦋🦋

[@sonialoves444]

oh this is awesome, and you used pansies, my absolute favorite flower!! i really love your channel so much, thanks for everything Steve!

[@penelopepennington3838]

😍‼️ Thank You for showing us that!

[@Maizy1985]

Oh wow! Thanks Steve this was amazing and you look stunning in those earrings! :) Absolutely brilliant!

[@annagray6491]

I just want to say a big thank you for your videos, I have learned so much from you! 🎉

[@gaylem4333]

The microwave flower drier is on my Christmas list! My list keeps growing. Thanks!

[@mamadulas6578]

Brilliant find!🥂 Thanks for sharing😊

[@robinmckenzie4142]

Thank you so much for this video!! I now know what my next purchase will be 😉. ❤the butterflies abd the earrings. As well as the coaster but that vase is beautiful!!!! Thanks again for the inspiration !!!🤗

[@Nrscathy60]

Very cool, but still skeptical how steaming it can dry it. Please make a video in a month or so and show us how they look. Just a worry, not yours, but I would really love to see them later to see if center bits were still damp. Thanks Steve! Love your videos have learned so much.

[@dshe8637]

The moisture is taken up by the cotton and pure wool pads.

[@WiccanOfficial]

Wow this going to save me weeks of failed drying! Thank you for the video!💯💯💯💚💚💚

[@sonia.jarrett]

Wow thanks Steve just ordered one, that'll save masses of time, plus keeps the colours ❤😊

[@reghanjones8765]

I live for your excitement ❤️

[@TheCrownofJules]

Thanks for all the time you take for your videos. I loved the earrings! You're my favorite resin instructionalist

[@TheCrownofJules]

@@SteveMcDonaldArtsandCrafts I recently watched your "I almost quit..." video. I feel honored to visit your life - you have walked a craggy path and you still share. Power and peace to you, neighbor of the world 💥😇🌏💥

[@mumfymam]

Wow what a revelation! Thank so much Steve. 👍

[@cheri6785]

I love these❣️🍃🌸

[@happywifecraftssuzie6432]

Omg!!! I just bought this! Using your link!! This is so cool!

[@lindaeastment4542]

HI Steve, Thank you so much for sharing a wonderful tutorial I loved all your resin projects 👍 & what a fab little flower drying Gadgets you got ……… ( Please can you tell me how long will your flowers last once you have Dried them & what is the best Container to keep them in THANKS YOUR HELP WOULD BE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED ) Lin ✨🦋🌸🌺

[@lindaeastment4542]

Please can you tell me how long will your Dried flowers last & what sort of container is best to keep them in thank you Steve all the best Lin

[@stormysworld1242]

Thanks for sharing this one

[@carolynmozzone412]

Great vid Steve! I have a microwave dryer for flowers also and love it. Saved tons of $😀

[@cindiann2]

Ok, Steve…I ordered a flower press thanks to how brilliantly this worked for you!!! 😊

[@WellISaidIt]

Cheaper still is ceramic tiles and paper towels. Just as efficient. Steve I think your version of cheap wildly differs to mine. 😂

[@toughtimes6596]

I use felt and cardboard with a book on top lol. Those paper towels get expensive after a bit and I can wash the felt. Frugal is my middle name 🤣💕

[@SM-mc3ll]

The color fades away

[@treybeedee6177]

I purchased one but need to wait til spring before I use it. Thanks so much!!

[@barbaragovier1052]

love you steve , you’re epic xx

[@tonybrucks4668]

Love this

[@treelynn1533]

Love this channel ❤️

[@charlenelesher1198]

I will most definitely be getting one of those flower dehydrators. Once again, you've made my day by showing us newer products to try in our arts and crafts! Love all your videos!💜

[@lucybukoske134]

I press alot of my flowers lots of pansy ilove the butterflies for ear rings

[@lauriewilson4741]

Magic !

[@jannaj2719]

I looooove pansy’s. I have a similar one called microfleur. I always forget to spray the pads first. Hopefully I’ll remember now,

[@julieashton8877]

Amazing!!! Thank you so much!

[@jannapackard3910]

I just ordered one. Thank you for the demonstration.

[@donnastroud9294]

Really cool

[@sherrybeauchamp3413]

Love your videos thank you so much

[@karenmusa3052]

Hahahahaha u crazy bugga...love your vids babe. Big love Kaz from Oz ❤❤

[@juliarae2800]

I love my push drill

[@sengasengana]

One of my first UV resin projects was a pair of earrings out of boxwood leaves. They turned out pretty, but when I started to drill the holes, the resin just popped off the leaves. 😅 Therefore my advice: make sure to cover the rim, too.

[@lisaroberts23]

This is fantastic im am soooo buying xx

[@ConnieConnie824]

8 definitely need to get one of these ❤❤❤❤❤

[@ConnieConnie824]

@@SteveMcDonaldArtsandCrafts I just started drying flowers and I'm already sick of waiting for them to dry 😂😂😂 Oddly enough I'm drying pansies (my favorite flower) from my garden 😁😁😁

[@dawnreaume2837]

Awesome!❤️ Thank you so much!🥰

[@staceys9323]

Wow! This looks like a fantastic product!! I love flowers and can't wait to give this a try 🌷

[@dulceteixeira9097]

Have had this gadget on my wish list for a while now! Good thing to see it works so well. Great projects as always 😊

[@marielyhieroms1644]

Adorable 🌹🌸🌺🌷🌻 New fan and subscriber here 🙌🏻

[@laurabarajas918]

Hi, I loved your video. Could you please talk about how to preserve the color before resining. I recently notice my pieces lose pigment in the time..

[@Christinewilder73]

Thank you ! Just what I was looking for . I just ordered it .

[@Christinewilder73]

So excited. I Live in Texas and we have flowers in our garden 10 months of the year . I have sooo many Zinnias looking at me now . I can’t wait to see with the rest.

[@ruthtrefethen4171]

Absolutely beautiful! You can't beat nature for the real thing! This is the first that I've heard about a special microwave for drying flowers. Now I know how people can get real colorful flowers to last in resin. So, these flowers won't turn brown? Pardon me if you said that but I am 90% deaf and cc just gets in the way of your technique. Now, on to price a different microwave. Do they come with the tools needed to dry or is that seperate? Anyway, I totally enjoyed this video and am so happy I found a way to quickly dry flowers. Alas, my new recent dried flowers fell apart and didn't retain their colors. Thank you so much!🌼⚘👍😊

[@KristenK78]

I think he just meant that this microwave he’s using, he only uses for crafting, and not for food items. It’s not special, other than his saying it’s pretty high-powered, it’s just a dedicated tool in his studio.

[@kandicarter9634]

Love this, can't wait to try. I am fairly new to drying or pressing flowers. Has anyone successfully dried or pressed a magnolia? I dried one in silica gel and in 2 days it was almost completely dry but just yellow and brown.

[@carlycharlesworth1497]

Great video Steve. I think the things you used the flowers for were great and every different. Steve, have you ever thought of making a home made version of that flower dryer by any chance? The reason I ask is because I would love to dry my garden flowers, but I can't afford the price of the dryer you used. I thought of asking you because.you are really good at making home made version of commercial products, like you did with your iPad stand and your own titanium white resin colour. Feel free to say no. No pressure intended. God bless you and your family.

[@josephinemcvean8852]

Thank you. 😃👍 Where did you get your butterfly mold? Its beautiful.

[@janeash5328]

Can you tell me please, when you drill through the leaves, doesn't that expose the leaf to the air as you effectively take away the resin and it doesn't set in the leaf?

[@sengasengana]

I made a bunch of leaf earrings just like these two years ago and worried about moisture getting into the leaves and ruining them over time. So I gave them a little extra effort, drilled the holes a bit bigger and carefully covered the rim inside the holes with resin using a tiny brush. I also covered the outer rim since the resin just popped off the leaves when I didn't. They still look nice.

[@twinsgran]

Thank you for a great video. I just clicked on your link and they are out of stock. See what you've done Steve! lol

[@annettejamieson4489]

Thanks Steve. That was really helpful ❤ How do you know when they are dry enough? Also, will these flowers keep their colour indefinitely?

[@caroljackson3036]

I ordered this as soon as I finished the video. But I haven't had the same lovely results. My flowers seem to discolor even if I go slow (20 sec at 30%). Not sure what I'm doing wrong but will keep trying 🙂.

[@beverlyangry4767]

Hi Steve. I'm so glad that you showed how to do this. I was able to buy one during prime days on Amazon for only $15.99. I couldn't believe the bargin. I see that they have a larger sized one too, but it's a bit more. I have this size. (Also, thankx to you again, I was able to get the UV drying machine for only $31.99, instead of $49.99). Thankx for your continual experiments with different things. You're the best.

[@Ab-abovetheFirmament]

I put the flowers in a notebook between baking sheets for a day to straighten them and then for a day(most of flowers are dry in a day, except white roses or tulips (2-3days))in silica powder. I don't have a microwave 🖐️

[@gameboy666666]

Looks so cool. But does the leafs and flowers yellow in the resin after a while?

[@notebookluvr]

Hello there. I love this, thanks for sharing. I am buying the press through your link provided. I would also like to buy the torch, can you provide the link for that too? Thanks!

[@notebookluvr]

​@@SteveMcDonaldArtsandCrafts unfortunately, a bunch of fire torches for cooking came up. I was able to find a rechargeable uv one one so I don't have to keep buying batteries for it, though. Was just hoping to support you a bit.

[@iLitAfuseiCantStop]

How do the colors last Steve? Do they fade over time?

[@KristenK78]

Has anyone tried the press with more dimensional flowers? I have daffodils and hyacinths that will come up in a few months, and I would be very curious how something like that dries in this gadget.

[@annagray6491]

Hi Steve! Please can I ask what wattage your microwave is? Mine is 1000, so it would be useful to know yours so I can set mine at lower if necessary. Thank you!😊

[@glynesmewton7033]

I can’t find the item on the uk site did you order form the USA?

[@Samua3]

Coasters though... resin....is it actually heatproof?

[@jillcomardo8896]

They are easier to remove if you let them cool off a bit. :-)

[@lucydaisyandme]

You are completely adorable

[@kareykins]

The link for the UK takes us to a different make at around twice the cost of the model you show Steve 😟

[@mandicoleman7433]

That's awesome! I looked at 1 that someone else recommended and it was something like $60. That was a hard pass for me

[@moirasharpe2541]

I am 40seconds into the video and already clicked the amazon link for the press. I am sad that it has taken me to a different press costing pennies off £40. 😟 x

[@theangijt]

That happened to me too x

[@moirasharpe2541]

Steve has probably caused a sell out lol xx

[@dianefink1978]

👍😀

[@rondahulon2297]

I looked this up on Amazon...apparently unavailable....not sure IF it will b back...looks like there has been a lot of them catching on fire!!! 🔥