3. Pressed Flower Glass Frames
What This Idea Means
Pressed flower glass art captures delicate botanical specimens between clear panels of floating glass. This project turns garden blooms, delicate leaves, and wild grasses into timeless wall art or tabletop displays that capture natural light beautifully.
How to Make It
- Collect flowers and foliage, ensuring they are entirely dry and free of surface moisture.
- Flatten botanicals inside a heavy flower press or between parchment paper inside large books for 1 to 2 weeks.
- Open a double-glass float frame and thoroughly clean the interior glass surfaces with lint-free cloth.
- Use fine tweezers to arrange the flattened blooms on the bottom glass panel into balanced compositions or minimalist arrangements.
- Place microscopic dots of clear-drying craft adhesive under key stem points to lock the layout in place.
- Gently lower the top glass layer, close the frame latch, and display near light sources.
Tips and Variations
- Tip: Choose naturally flat flowers like pansies, ferns, delicate cosmos, and queen anne’s lace for seamless results between glass layers.
- Variation: Arrange flowers into specific silhouettes, such as crescents, monograms, or geometric borders.
What You Need
- Floating double-glass picture frames
- Fully dried and pressed botanicals
- Tweezers
- Clear quick-drying craft glue
- Microfiber cloth and glass cleaner