Pressed Flower Boxes DIY

Did you know that you can use a microwave to press flowers more quickly?  Well, you can and it's amazing!  Check out my video below to see just how it's done.  I used dollar store frames to create these floating pressed flower boxes and they worked perfectly. You'll need 2 square-ish type frames per project and you'll be trapping the flowers between both panes of glass.  It's so easy you'll be making these by the dozen!  It's always nice to have a little spring in the house to remind you that the gray and gloom will eventually be gone.  Sending you all much love!  Now get out there and 

Make Your Mark!

 With the right boxy frame they're free standing!

 If you're worried about the color fading, try adding a little bit of bright food coloring to the petals and let it dry before framing

Watch how to make them here!

To remember warmer days!

Victorian Flower Press DIY

Everything 70s is back!  We have macrame, ferns, wicker, high waisted mom jeans and now we have pressed flowers.  Pressing flowers was serious business during the Victorian era and it had a lovely resurgence in the 1970s.  That said, in the 70s most people used an old phone book to press flowers but in the Victorian era there were beautiful wood contraptions that looked lovely sitting on a coffee table.  I decided to make something in between a hand carved flower press and a phone book for this project.  Something that could be left out on a coffee table to wow your friends!  In the coming months I'm going to be using my pressed flowers for all kinds of different projects, so stay tuned.  Start pressing your flowers now so you can join in and

Make Your Mark!

 Turn the screws a little more each day to help them along

 Simple cardboard pages make this project eco-friendly

Watch how to make them here!

 I can't wait to start using these!

Happy Spring, everyone!

Resin Nature Tiles

Create beautiful resin tiles to use for a custom backsplash or to use as coasters. This project is a terrific way to remember all of your beautiful plants and flowers you grow in your garden.  Why stop at plants and flowers?  You could use almost anything to create these tiles!  Just remember to make messes, have fun and Make Your Mark! 

Stuff You'll Need

E-6000 Glaze Coat

Resin Dye

Air Dry Clay

Bottle

Amazing Mold Rubber

Leaves and Flowers

Plastic Container

1.  Roll out a ball of clay to create a 1/4" thick slab with the bottle

2. Carefully lay your leaves or flowers in the clay and roll the impression onto the clay with the bottle

3. Carefully remove the leaves and flowers making sure not to touch the clay. 

4. & 5. Cut the clay into a square or rectangular tile and let it thoroughly dry

6.  Mix the Amazing Mold Rubber, place the tile face up in a plastic container and cover the tile with the rubber.

*a to-go salad container works well for this

7.  Remove the mold from the plastic container and the tile from the mold making sure it's free of clay

8. & 9. Follow the directions for mixing the Glaze Coat and then stir in a small amount of resin dye to color the resin

10. & 11. Fill the mold with the Glaze Coat and pop the bubbles with a small torch or a long-arm lighter.

12.  Cure overnight and remove the tile when complete.

*If the tile is sticky when you remove it from the rubber mold, you can torch the surface until the surface is completely smooth.