How to Make Pressed Flower Stationery

Pressed flower stationery is the kind of thing people save in a drawer for years. It’s also one of the most relaxing crafts I know.

Step 1: Press your flowers

Choose flat flowers with thin petals: pansies, violas, cosmos, ferns and daisies are all perfect. Place them between two sheets of parchment inside a heavy book, stack more books on top and wait one to two weeks.

Skip thick or juicy flowers like roses and peonies. They hold too much moisture and brown before they dry.

Step 2: Prep the paper

Cut cardstock into notecards (4.25” x 5.5”), bookmarks (2” x 6”) and tags. Cream and blush colors make flowers glow.

Step 3: Arrange and glue

Use tweezers to arrange your flowers. Brush a very thin layer of matte decoupage glue on the paper, lay the flower down and gently brush another thin layer on top.

Step 4: Protect

For bookmarks and tags, cover with clear self-adhesive laminating sheets. Punch a hole and add a silk ribbon tassel.

Bundle a set of six notecards with twine and you have the prettiest handmade gift.