Michele Made Me

One birdie's attempt to figure things out. Oh, and crafts.

Under Pressure

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Queen Anne’s Lace grows rampant in the field behind our house. I’ve been meaning to do something fun with these pretty white umbels for a dog’s age. The other morning, I finally traipsed out with my bag and trusty pair of scissors, and went all Edward Scissorhands on the place. It took a good half-minute to gather up some stems for pressing.

I have a couple ideas for these pressed beauties, but I’m still waiting for them to dry… I’m pressing them the old fashion way. Books! It will be a little while yet…

In the meantime, if you’d like to join me in my crafty Queen Anne’s lace experiment, here are a few excellent flower pressing tutorials to get you started:

How to Press a Flower at Tinkerlab
Microwave pressed flower tutorial at Modest Maven

Have yourself a low-pressure day!

♥M

 

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  2. Poppyprint says

    I love queen anne's lace, especially embroidering them into little scenes with dainty white french knots. Have fun with your pressing!

  4. bookkm says

    Somewhere I have an old sketchbook full of pressed Queen's Anne Lace – my favorite wildflower since childhood. I will look for it and see what I can do with them.

  5. feelincrafty says

    Queen Anne's Lace always reminds me of summer camp. We didn't have much of it along the Gulf Coast, but it was everywhere in N AL where I went o summer cap as a kid. Every year, I'd come home with pressed Queen Anne's Lace! Fond memories!

  7. Amy Friend says

    I look forward to seeing what you do with these. I used to press flowers in my books all the time when I was little and then forget and find them ages later as I opened the book. It was always a pleasant surprise!