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This
easy to use 5 inch square flower press dries and presses a wide range
of flowers, leaves and other flora in seconds to minutes depending on
the power of your microwave and the type of flora being pressed. To dry
flowers you place them between two fabric liners, two pads and two
perforated platens-all supplied. This sandwich is held together with
two heavy-duty clips. Then all you do is pop the flower press in your
microwave, turn it on high and let the moisture be drawn out. You'll
love it because of the control you retain over pressing, the fast
results you get and the better color retention. The dried flowers can
be incorporated into scrapbooking, greeting cards, pictures, bookmarks,
invitations, decoupage, menus, candles, soap, etc. The quality of this
press is impressive as it uses heavy-duty, well-made parts throughout.
The cotton liners can be washed repeatedly and the pads will last for
hundreds of cycles. In addition there is a booklet with six pages of
thorough instructions and suggestions. This flower press is a great
gift to yourself or to someone special. In this offer you get one brand
new, complete flower press kit. For hundreds more craft, art and hobby
products be sure to visit our National Artcraft Storefront. We have the
creative component you need.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Of all the art making tools I own, outside of a sharp exacto blade, this one gets the most use. I frequently make cards with dried flowers and leaves and love the ability to pick something and use it the same day. It can take a while to master the power of an individual microwave, but once that is understood the Microwave Flower Press makes short work of flower drying. Some flowers are better than others for drying. White flowers, for example, are easy to scorch and take careful watching. Flowers with thick centers like daisies need to have the delicate petals protected with damp paper or cloth while the center dries completely but even "mistakes" can turn into lovely art. This is a terrific product, well worth the cost. Papermaker,Lynne M.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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This video demonstrates how to use the Microwave Flower Press, as well as covering my thoughts on the tool. First, this is a small tool so it is best for people like myself who want only a small quantity of dried botanics at a time. I use the pressed flowers and leaves for hand made cards, scrapbooking and other paper crafts. Right now, I am drying the leaves of a shamrock to put on a St. Patrick's Day card. Those who want larger quantities would be advised to purchase the larger version of the press.
Secondly, you do have to experiment with the tool until you develop a sense for the amount of drying time needed in the oven. This will vary, of course, depending on the power of the oven and the size, shape, thickness and moisture content of the flowers and leaves being dried. If you leave it in the microwave too long, the leaves will be over dried and crumbly.
Also, the fabric in the machine will stain badly with use. I suppose you could replace it but the way I look at it is, why bother? I don't care that it stains.
All in all, its a good tool and I would recommend it.
Secondly, you do have to experiment with the tool until you develop a sense for the amount of drying time needed in the oven. This will vary, of course, depending on the power of the oven and the size, shape, thickness and moisture content of the flowers and leaves being dried. If you leave it in the microwave too long, the leaves will be over dried and crumbly.
Also, the fabric in the machine will stain badly with use. I suppose you could replace it but the way I look at it is, why bother? I don't care that it stains.
All in all, its a good tool and I would recommend it.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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This flower press is great! Before we had this, my three-year-old daughter had to wait a long time for her flowers to press and dry in our big dictionary. Now the flowers are ready in less than 30 minutes!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Good for what it does
This press is very small so doing multiple flowers seems to be an endless task. However if color is very important, then this is the press to use. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mary A. Wilson
flower press
I absolutely love it! Pressing flowers are so much easier using this item and the colors do not fade like when you press between pages of a book.
Published 6 months ago by crafter
Microwave flower press works great
Although small in dimension, the microwave flower press works well with flowers and leaves. It takes about 20 seconds to have dried flowers versus the original method of pressing... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Alphina Chung
Best way of pressing and drying botanical specimens!
This press really freaked me out due to it's speed, the uncomplicated way it's used and that it can be noticed that tecnology and practical experience are so well combined. Read more
Published 7 months ago by carolina ceren
Perfect flower press
My mom makes her own stationery using pressed flowers. This works wonderfully!! The flowers stay beautiful!!!! Read more
Published 8 months ago by Robin F. Halsey
A crafter's dream
I've had one of these for 15 years and I bought this one for a friend. I'm a card maker and this is one of my essential tools. Read more
Published 9 months ago by D. True
Nice Product, I Just Haven't Figured it Out Yet
So here's my confession. I can't make this work well.
After reading the glowing reviews of others on how well this works, I have to admit that I just haven't figured out the... Read more
After reading the glowing reviews of others on how well this works, I have to admit that I just haven't figured out the... Read more
Published 21 months ago by K. Groh
Really works!
I am really surprised at how well this product works. I like to save flowers from special occasions, but the whole pressing thing was always ended poorly for me. Read more
Published 22 months ago by L. J. Moskowitz
Flower press
This is an excellent product. Gave it to my sister for her birthday and she has used it almost every day since.
Published on April 3, 2010 by Anita Polzin
Make Beautiful Items with your dried flowers~Easy!
This is a lovely flower press, I make such things as custom jewelry and such with my dried creations. I love the tiny ones, like baby's breath and baby roses. Read more
Published on January 23, 2010 by B. McLuin
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