| Pressed Posies Memory Album |
From "DIY Crafts"
episode DIC-119 |
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Carole Jackman of Nature's PressedB. demonstrates how to press flowers to preserve their beauty. Carole explains how to take the flowers a step further by incorporating them in a special memory-book page. She also describes how several images can be combined to preserves memories in an even more elegant form. Materials:
PaperbilitiesB. memory album
Loose EndsB. natural paper or paper of your choice to cover the album
Elmer'sB. rubber cement
Pressed flowers by Nature's Pressed
Flat, round tweezers
All-purpose glue
Small paintbrush
Blair Spray Clear Acrylic CoatingB. or Mod PodgeB.
Optional: 1 1/2 yards ribbon of your choice to complement album and flowers
- Unscrew album and set screws aside.
- Remove inside papers and set aside.
- Using rubber cement, apply natural paper to the outside cover of the album.
- Select pressed flowers, and use tweezers to arrange them on the album cover as desired. Remove flowers from album.
- Apply glue to the backs of flowers (use tiny dots in several places--not too much), starting with the greenery, and apply to the album as arranged in step 4. Use a paintbrush to apply extra glue under all the flowers' edges to tack them down flat. Allow the glue to dry completely (figure A).
- Apply Mod Podge or a clear acrylic sealer to the entire album cover.
- Replace the inside paper, cover and screws.
- Tie a ribbon in a bow, and glue to the outside of the album (figure B).
Tips: - Use tweezers to handle the flowers while arranging, placing and gluing.
- Be sure to apply glue to all the edges of the flowers with the paintbrush to keep them from coming up when the sealer is applied.
- If the flowers or leaves break apart, they can be glued back together by pushing them together with tweezers or a paintbrush. Avoid using your fingers, as they'll tend to stick to the glue and then to the flowers.
RESOURCES :
Pressed Flowers and Flat, Round Tweezers
Nature's Pressed
Website: www.naturespressed.com
Memory-book albums and refills
Natural papers
Loose Ends
Website: www.4loosends.com
Protective acrylic spray, matte or glossy
Loctite Corporation (a Henkel Company)
Website: www.loctiteproducts.com
Blair Spray Clear Acrylic Coating
Loctite Corporation (a Henkel Company)
Website: www.loctiteproducts.com
Acrylic sealer, Mod Podge
Plaid Enterprises Inc.
Website: www.plaidonline.com
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