Remove the flowers delicately with your fingers or a pair of tweezers - you don’t want to ruin them after waiting so long, after all. As an adult, I wasn't holding out much hope for use as real flower pressing, but I was extremely amazed! The unique device is impressively handmade with high-quality cherry and maple wood and has a thick wooden bolt that runs through its center to clamp sheets together. And of course, it’s a really original and affordable gift for nature-lovers, travelers and journalers!

Our guide to pressing flowers tells you everything you need to know about drying out your beautiful buds, as well as giving you some pressed flower craft ideas to get you started. Guided by experts, we spend hours looking into the factors that matter, to bring you these selections.

You’ll be able to pick from multiple colors and request customized carvings to embellish and personalize your press to your liking — it’s gorgeous! You’ll also get an illustrated, step-by-step handbook with instructions in English — even though this item is shipped from Madrid, Spain.

If you have more tiles or metal free books available, you can put more flowers in the microwave while these ones cool. The majority of flower presses have the ability to press multiple plants, including leaves, by layering paper and drying plates accordion-style. Remember, every type of flower may have different drying times, so it’s best to check regularly and remove them when they are fully dried.Therefore, you want to microwave the flowers in the press at 30-second intervals at a 50% power level. If you’re just beginning, you may want to start out with flatter flowers but if you’d like to try thick flowers like roses, I recommend cutting them in half before pressing, or pressing the petals individually!