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Product Description
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.
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
33 of 33 people found the following review helpful
By Lynne M.
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.
25 of 25 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
By Susan Spears
Amazon Verified Purchase
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
4.0 out of 5 stars
What is that smell?
It works pretty well. I've used it on rose petals, lavender, and leaves and get some consistent, slightly dark results. My concern is the smell that comes afterward. Read more
Published 2 months ago by B. Force
1.0 out of 5 stars
FIRE!!!!
I am a first time flower drier so I followed the instructions in the manual exactly. The first thing I put into the drier caught fire and burned a hole through both sheets and... Read more
Published 2 months ago by B.momma
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best tool I ever got
Nice tool who loves craft and dry flowers/leaves. Works really great, also available in bigger size but smaller is good for me. Read more
Published 3 months ago by S. CHHAJED
5.0 out of 5 stars
flower press
It did the job. Next time I would have bought the big one so I could have put multiple leaves in the press at once. Read more
Published 3 months ago by nicole boncore
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great!
Very convenient and easy to use. We made our Christmas presents by flattening flowers and lacquering them onto bottles of homemade booze.
Published 3 months ago by srtreview
3.0 out of 5 stars
Expected better
Based on other reviews, I definitely expected better results -- and faster -- from this Microfleur microwave flower press. Read more
Published 8 months ago by auntie A.
4.0 out of 5 stars
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 15 months ago by Mary A. Wilson
5.0 out of 5 stars
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 18 months ago by crafter
4.0 out of 5 stars
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 19 months ago by Alphina Chung
5.0 out of 5 stars
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 19 months ago by carolina ceren
