How to Dry Flowers for Scrapbooks
Drying flowers for keepsakes has been popular since the Victorian ages, according to the Dry Flowers Marketplace website. Many people choose to dry special flowers between the pages of the family Bible or other large books. Often, this leaves the pages stained and the flowers bent in odd shapes. Purchasing dried flowers to use along with your scrap-booking hobby can be expensive. Drying your own flowers involves only a few steps.
Instructions
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Choose simple flowers with fewer petals to use in your scrapbook projects. The Pioneer Thinking website recommends using Queen Anne's lace, daisies, pansies or daffodils. Pick the flowers when they are at their peak. Make sure the morning dew has dried, as moist flowers do not press as well.
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Prepare your flowers for drying by removing the stems and lower leaves from the flowers.
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Arrange the flowers and any leaves you want to dry on a sheet of absorbent white paper. The kind of paper found in art pads works well or even white construction paper. Place another sheet of paper on top of the flowers.
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Press heavy books on top of the flowers and papers, such as encyclopedias or telephone books. Place the books in an area where they will not be disturbed.
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Wait two weeks before looking at your dried flowers. This will give them optimal time to completely dry out.
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Handle the dried flowers gently when gluing them into your scrapbook, as they will be fragile.
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