Description
Create beautiful and personal bookmarks using pressed flowers, perfect for gifts or keeping your place while reading.
Ingredients
- Fresh flowers (small, flat varieties like violets, daisies, or lavender)
- Heavy books or a flower press
- Parchment paper or absorbent paper
- Cardstock or thick paper for the bookmark base
- Scissors
- Clear-drying glue
- Ribbon or twine (optional)
- Mod Podge or clear sealant (optional)
Instructions
- Select flowers that are small and flat.
- Trim stems, leaving only the bloom.
- Place flowers between parchment paper and place them in a heavy book or flower press for 1-2 weeks to dry.
- Cut cardstock into the desired bookmark size (typically 2 inches by 6 inches).
- Arrange dried flowers on cardstock before gluing.
- Use clear-drying glue to adhere pressed flowers to cardstock and press down gently.
- Optionally, apply a thin layer of Mod Podge to protect and seal the bookmark.
- Allow the bookmark to dry thoroughly.
- Optionally, tie a ribbon or twine at the top for decoration.
- Your beautiful pressed flower bookmark is now ready to use or give as a gift!
Notes
Keep bookmarks away from direct sunlight to prevent fading, and consider using flowers that maintain their color well.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 minute
- Category: Craft
- Method: Crafting
- Cuisine: N/A
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bookmark
- Calories: 0
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 0g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg