How to Use a Microwave Flower Press

Working with pressed flowers is an art form that has a rich and long history. Whether you want to preserve flowers for keeping a journal or scrapbooking, or from a special event such as a wedding or other special occasion, or you want to preserve a special flower you found on a long walk, having a flower press is a good way to have a keepsake. There a number of types of flower presses. You can put flowers between the pages of old telephone books or large used books, or you can use a traditional wooden flower press. These methods will all work and are great when you want to press a large volume of flowers. These methods give you excellent color retention and preservation. The main drawback with this is that the flowers will take anywhere from several weeks to several months to dry out, depending on how dry the specimens were before pressing. If you are working on a project and need some pressed flowers quickly, then the microwave flower press is a great additional tool to have. You can have a pressed flower in minutes. The microwave flower press has good color retention and excellent preservation. In this video, Bop shows how to use a microwave flower press. The press used in this video is made by MIcrofleur and is available from Amazon. This microwave press is available in a 5" or 9" size. It is highly recommended that you spend the extra money for the larger press. With any microwave flower press, follow the manufacturer's manual.