i want to press a fresh rose how would i go about it ?

Answer 1

Plan to put the flower in the middle of a substantial book and close it until Thanksgiving.
To start: Arrange the flower on plenty of wax paper, in a shape or manner that you want the flower when it dries out. You can use clear tape on the stem (but not on the flower pedals) to hold it just so.
Carefully put another piece of wax paper over the flower and close the book. Put it away for several weeks with plenty of pressure on the book.
Check back in 3 to 4 weeks for a wonderful surprise!


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Answer 2

Pressing Flowers With Wax Paper

Answer 3

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RE:
i want to press a fresh rose how would i go about it ?

Answer 4

Roses are difficult to press because of their multiple petals. Pressing is better for flowers with single layers of petals ( daisies, pansies, etc.) Roses are best dried intact. Just take a length of string and attach your rose to a coat hanger so that it hangs upside down ( with the rose blossom facing the floor). Hang it in a cool dry place out of direct sunlight. In about 2 weeks your rose will be dried and you can stand it in a vase or clip the flower head from the stem and place it in a bowl or snifter for display. Or you can remove the petals from the rose and dry them. I have rose petals that I dried thirty years ago, Just pull the petals off the rose and place them in a single layer on a piece of paper towel and allow them to dry for about ten days. I keep mine in a glass bowl.

Answer 5

If you hang the flower upside down in a dry place, your flower will maintain its original shape and you can "arrange them" in a vase or something. Flowers don't have to be pressed to be preserved.

Answer 6

You want to plant or press.
Press - use your hands with gloves.
Plant - buy outside and ask the seller how to plant.

Answer 7

I would not use wax paper. I would use kleenex or some such thing that will absorb the moisture while the flower is drying.