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A Beautiful Gift Idea with Pressed Flowers

This beautiful gift idea came from the post I shared from dealing with grief. My niece shared that she wanted to take her Mother’s flowers from funeral arrangements and make them into framed pieces of art for her home. She actually knew how to fire brick press flowers that make for the most gorgeous framed pressed flowers you have ever seen.

Pressed Flowers with Fire Brick?

I was all in! She shared her method and it was brilliant. I learned how to carefully navigate times for each type of flowers and I was off!

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Fire Brick Pressed Flowers

A fast and easy way to press flowers for gifts and framing!
Prep Time1 minute
Total Time5 minutes
Keyword: Fire Brick, Framed Pressed Flowers, gifts, Pressed Flowers, saving memorable flowers

Equipment

  • microwave
  • 2 fire bricks
  • cotton fabric

Materials

  • flowers

Instructions

  • Cover one firebrick with cotton fabric to fit the top.
  • Arrange flowers on the brick and cover with another piece of cotton fabric.
  • Top with another fire brick.
  • Place the firebrick on microwave turntable.
  • Microwave for one minute to begin with and adjust the time for different flowers.
    ***I found that most of my flowers could only handle 1-1.5 minutes before browning, which I didn't want. Each type of flower is different and white ones require the least amount of time.
  • Remove flowers and lay onto a piece of parchment paper to cool.
  • When cool, add them to a clear glass pressed flower frame.
  • NOTE: I found that the continual heating of the fire bricks made it difficult to handle or be safe for flowers after a few times; so, cooling off in between drying sessions was necessary…or changing them out with a different set of fire bricks would help.

Notes

This method of drying/pressing flowers is genius! 
The colors are vibrant and pressing for adding to frames perfect!
A great idea to save memorable flowers and decorate your home or give as gifts.
 

And so I began the process from that arrangement above and more of the funeral flowers.

Aren’t these gorgeous pressed flowers?

I added this photo in so you can see my journey on learning to time each type of flowers and which require what amount of time. Also, to cool the fire bricks in between.

I can’t wait to try this again! So magical and such a great project! Here’s my niece’s finished pressed flowers already framed and hanging on her wall. Stunning!

I am so pleased with how these turned out!

Wouldn’t they make the BEST gifts? Whether for thank you cards, framed pressed flowers, or so many other uses, I love them. To keep flowers from a memorial, funeral, birthday, anniversary, celebration, retirement…the uses are endless to capture beauty and keep them in a beautiful way.

What a great Christmas gift! Heartfelt and handmade. Heart gifts are my favorites. Here’s more heart gifts here and here if you need some other ideas.

I’m sharing other great holiday ideas from the web this week:

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Some great Christmas gifts to make.

A great lotion to make and gift.

If you need some inspiration as you decorate your tree, this one may help.

And this one if you need another great idea for decorating with books.

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