Wonderful info!! My daughter got married yesterday, and she decided to press her white roses, I'm hoping I can make them as beautiful as you've shown!! 🤍🌹
When I was living in Vietnam, the humid weather makes it hard to dry flowers and they often ended up molded. But in the UK it only takes me 2 days for my flowers to dry. Gonna make a bunch to keep as memories
Hi there! You can definitely try, if you put a drop of water onto the card stock and it seems to absorb fairly quickly then it should work! Card stock is nice, thick and texture free so it's a good option if it absorbs!
Thanks for the question! Hydrangea and larkspur are my favorites to press and I consider them very beginner friendly as well. Here are some videos I made about best flowers to press as a beginner: ua-cam.com/video/K_T7PrexwD0/v-deo.html And which flowers to avoid: ua-cam.com/video/4C6miGjIxA0/v-deo.html
Hi, thanks for the question! Once your flowers are being pressed you can check on them once in a while. If you notice that the paper has become stained and a bit soggy, it's an indication that you should change out the paper. When it doubt it doesn't hurt to put your flowers in between fresh paper/fabric. Hope this helps!
For the rose in the video I pressed it petal by petal and used the best ones to reconstruct the rose. I've noticed that pressing petal by petal ensures that the color of the flower lasts, but it can be very time consuming. Since I don't color enhance my flowers, they will change colors naturally and that's just part of the process that I embrace! I hope this helps!
@@sundaysunshine Hello, thank uou very much for this video. I plan to use some of this information to create and present a workshop Can you please clarify what you mean by pressing the rose petal by petal? I you noticed that rose came out exceptionally well. Thank ypu.
@@sundaysunshine Also, what you mean by reconstructing the rose using the best ones. Prior to that you said you pressed it petal by petal. I would live to see THAT demo. Thank you.
@@irmasanchez5274 Hi! A workshop sounds exciting! Pressing petal by petal means to take the flower apart and press each part of the flower separately. Then once it's completely dry to reconstruct the flower. You can see this in action around the 3:00 mark in this video: ua-cam.com/video/AFh87wCbuaY/v-deo.html&ab_channel=SundaySunshine
It's perfectly okay to carefully open the book to check on your flowers. When you can gently run your finger across all parts of the flower smoothly like running your finger across a page in the book, then your flowers are most likely done!
It's absolutely normal and I would even say part of the learning process! Don't get discouraged! I have two FAQs video that can help you get started. Here's the first: ua-cam.com/video/XITiEK1ZDTU/v-deo.html
I find that cutting the stem or stalk in half helps alot! I also encourage you to take the flower apart and press thick parts of the flowers on the same layer in the press! You can learn the basics here: ua-cam.com/video/XITiEK1ZDTU/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared
Hi, thanks for the question! I've used white construction paper, recycled computer paper and cotton fabric to press my flowers! I cover this more in-depth in this video: ua-cam.com/video/XITiEK1ZDTU/v-deo.html Hope this helps!
I used white construction paper in the video. I've used regular printer paper and cotton fabric in the flower press as well, and those have worked out well! There are many options!
I tried pressing by using a book and some of the flowers have parts on the petals that turned brown. Does this mean its going moldy? Will it keep if I use it for a card?
Browning doesn't always mean moldy. Keep an eye on it and see if the browning spreads and turns into mold, but if the browning stays the same then it's just discolored and up to your personal preference if you want to use or not! Hope this helps!
OMG I never would've thought about open roses like that! So much easier for scrap booking ❤ thank you!
Yay! I'm so happy to hear that, thank you for sharing!
this was lovelyyyy thank you
Best explanation of all. Thank you.
Wonderful info!! My daughter got married yesterday, and she decided to press her white roses, I'm hoping I can make them as beautiful as you've shown!! 🤍🌹
Congratulations to your family! I can't wait to hear how the flowers turn out!
@@sundaysunshine TRULY Kind of you to respond!! 🩷💐
its been 3 months, how did the white roses turn out? are they still white or brown?
Awesome! Thanks a lot!!! 😍💖
This was so informative. Thank you so much!
Of course! Welcome to the pressed flower club!
Very beautiful work and great breakdown thank u love ❤❤❤
Thank you so much for the kind words!
the tip about rolling paper is so helpful!! thank you for your informational videos :)
Thank you so much!
really very imformative vedio and u have tonns of knowledge
Thank you for the kind words!
Very good
Thank you!💕
When I was living in Vietnam, the humid weather makes it hard to dry flowers and they often ended up molded. But in the UK it only takes me 2 days for my flowers to dry. Gonna make a bunch to keep as memories
Yay!! So happy you found success!! Thank you for sharing!
How long total did yhey saty in the book or press? Days, weeks?
Love the book method. Can you use card stock paper instead of construction paper?
Hi there! You can definitely try, if you put a drop of water onto the card stock and it seems to absorb fairly quickly then it should work! Card stock is nice, thick and texture free so it's a good option if it absorbs!
Did you just arrange the white petals from the rose from biggest to smallest and then glue them together?
Yes I did! I find that it looks more natural that way but it's all up to you!
Very helpful. Is there a list of flowers that are good for pressing?
Thanks for the question! Hydrangea and larkspur are my favorites to press and I consider them very beginner friendly as well.
Here are some videos I made about best flowers to press as a beginner: ua-cam.com/video/K_T7PrexwD0/v-deo.html
And which flowers to avoid: ua-cam.com/video/4C6miGjIxA0/v-deo.html
How do I know if should change my paper or page in my book?
Hi, thanks for the question! Once your flowers are being pressed you can check on them once in a while. If you notice that the paper has become stained and a bit soggy, it's an indication that you should change out the paper. When it doubt it doesn't hurt to put your flowers in between fresh paper/fabric. Hope this helps!
How did you get the white color of the rose to maintain so well?
For the rose in the video I pressed it petal by petal and used the best ones to reconstruct the rose. I've noticed that pressing petal by petal ensures that the color of the flower lasts, but it can be very time consuming.
Since I don't color enhance my flowers, they will change colors naturally and that's just part of the process that I embrace! I hope this helps!
Thank you 😊
@@sundaysunshine Hello, thank uou very much for this video. I plan to use some of this information to create and present a workshop
Can you please clarify what you mean by pressing the rose petal by petal? I you noticed that rose came out exceptionally well. Thank ypu.
@@sundaysunshine Also, what you mean by reconstructing the rose using the best ones. Prior to that you said you pressed it petal by petal. I would live to see THAT demo. Thank you.
@@irmasanchez5274 Hi! A workshop sounds exciting! Pressing petal by petal means to take the flower apart and press each part of the flower separately. Then once it's completely dry to reconstruct the flower.
You can see this in action around the 3:00 mark in this video: ua-cam.com/video/AFh87wCbuaY/v-deo.html&ab_channel=SundaySunshine
Hi can we use these flowers in resin?
Once the flowers are fully dried you can use them in resin projects!
How do I know when it's completely dried out using the book method?
It's perfectly okay to carefully open the book to check on your flowers. When you can gently run your finger across all parts of the flower smoothly like running your finger across a page in the book, then your flowers are most likely done!
@@sundaysunshine thank you sooo much 🤗
I am having trouble with my flower petals turning brown. Is that normal?
It's absolutely normal and I would even say part of the learning process! Don't get discouraged!
I have two FAQs video that can help you get started. Here's the first: ua-cam.com/video/XITiEK1ZDTU/v-deo.html
I have a question. How do you pressed flowers with thick stalk
I find that cutting the stem or stalk in half helps alot! I also encourage you to take the flower apart and press thick parts of the flowers on the same layer in the press!
You can learn the basics here: ua-cam.com/video/XITiEK1ZDTU/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared
Hi dear. . Which paper u used ??
Hi, thanks for the question! I've used white construction paper, recycled computer paper and cotton fabric to press my flowers! I cover this more in-depth in this video:
ua-cam.com/video/XITiEK1ZDTU/v-deo.html
Hope this helps!
Is it just regular printer paper?
I used white construction paper in the video. I've used regular printer paper and cotton fabric in the flower press as well, and those have worked out well! There are many options!
It’s using alcohol before pressed flowers?
Hi! I'm not sure I completely understand your questions, but there is use of alcohol before pressing the flowers.
The hotdog of wood 🤣
You're the first in the UA-cam family to laugh at my silly joke!!
I tried pressing by using a book and some of the flowers have parts on the petals that turned brown. Does this mean its going moldy? Will it keep if I use it for a card?
Browning doesn't always mean moldy. Keep an eye on it and see if the browning spreads and turns into mold, but if the browning stays the same then it's just discolored and up to your personal preference if you want to use or not! Hope this helps!
How do you avoid discoloration?
Thanks so much for the question! I answer this in depth in my two FAQs video, here's the first one:
ua-cam.com/video/XITiEK1ZDTU/v-deo.html
what's your instagram account?? ☺
Hi~ You can follow me here:
instagram.com/wearesundaysunshine/