Pressed Flower Bookmarks ~ 450 of them!
We are so excited to be participating in the Washingtonian Bride & Groom Unveiled Bridal Event on Sunday, January 22nd. Trying to come up with a creative item to contribute to the attendees' gift bags was easy...making 450 of them was a bit more challenging! We called in the troops and got to work.
The first task was to get our hands on some beautiful hydrangea and get pressing. As luck would have it, our local Wegman's had just gotten a large delivery of blue hydrangea so we were off to a good start.
When creating floral art, every petal does not have to be in perfect condition since the petals are often layered when making a flower. Bookmarks are another story, every petal has to be in excellent condition since they will be shown individually.
After the sorting process to pick the
prime pressed flowers, the gluing begins. Each petal is lightly brushed
with herbarium glue and gently placed onto the bookmark.
With the glue dried thoroughly, we were set to tie the ribbons and call the bookmarks complete.
Oh wait, the bookmarks themselves were complete but
way too fragile to drop into a gift bag on their own. Time to wake my college student and get him to stuff and seal some envelopes.
Many thanks to Chris for pressing the flowers and gluing them to the bookmarks, Kathleen (taken from her role as bookkeeper) for helping tie the ribbons, and Michael (taken from bed!) for getting them packaged and ready to go. We hope the brides love these handmade gifts!
Many thanks to Chris for pressing the flowers and gluing them to the bookmarks, Kathleen (taken from her role as bookkeeper) for helping tie the ribbons, and Michael (taken from bed!) for getting them packaged and ready to go. We hope the brides love these handmade gifts!
Posted by Mary Beth Lopresti at 1/21/2012 9:59 PM 
Categories: Bookmarks, Floral art, Pressing flowers, Bridal shows, Gift ideas, floral preservation
Tags: Preserved wedding flowers gift ideas gifts Pressing flowers Washingtonian Bride & Groom
Categories: Bookmarks, Floral art, Pressing flowers, Bridal shows, Gift ideas, floral preservation
Tags: Preserved wedding flowers gift ideas gifts Pressing flowers Washingtonian Bride & Groom
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