Hydrangeas are definitely one of my favorite flowers but I’ve never been able to successfully get mine to bloom in blue. I know it depends on factors in the soil but whatever I do, I get bright pink blooms. They’re still gorgeous but I do love the look of the blue hydrangeas.

- You’ll get the best results with flat, delicate flowers. Pansies, hydrangeas and small wild flowers look great pressed. Roses… not so much.
- Pick your flowers and lay them carefully in between the pressing blotting papers.
- Place cardboard below and above the blotting papers.
- Place all of the above in your press and cinch the straps as tight as you can.
- I’ve found placing heavy books or a weight on top of the press gives you even better results.
- Don’t have a flower press? Two pieces of wood work just as well. Use coffee filters as blotting paper. Just don’t use bumpy or textured paper like paper towels. The texture will press into your flower.
Thanks so much for stopping by.
BEAUTIFUL !!!!
ReplyDeleteThese are so pretty and delicate looking! They dried into such a lovely shade of purple-blue.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the inspiration,
Suzanne
Pieced Pastimes
thanks for the tip ! I was curieus about how you glued them ! maybe I try it too one day !
ReplyDeleteI used to love pressing flowers as a kid, I even had a lovely press for a birthday one year - I wonder if we still have it? I used to cover them with clear sticky basked plastic but it always felt a bit heavy, I love the idea of mod podge to protect them. I love the delicate look your got with them, (and the blue tones). It's all to do with acid levels in the soil isn't it?
ReplyDeleteThese are lovely - now I just need to wait for my hydrangea to bloom!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty. I don't have hydrangeas, but I may try this with some of my other blooms.
ReplyDeleteSo simple and yet so lovely.
ReplyDeleteThese are so sophisticated and simple. Love it. Definitely pinning.
ReplyDeleteHi Carolyn.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to use an image from this post and link to it. Would that be okay?