There's a real, three-panel nature press bound right into this craft book. Use it to make ordinary flowers and leavers paper-thin and perfect for decorating lampshades, thumbtacks, light switches, candles, placemats, fridge magnets, sun catchers, picture frames ...the project list is tremendous. Comes with a set of nifty craft supplies, including copper foil tape and coll make-your-own stickers paper.
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And once the April showers abate, it's off to the fields with Squashing Flowers, Squeezing Leaves from Klutz. Complete with flower press (the back cover folds out into a heavy, glossy cardboard press held together by heavy-duty rubber bands), the spiral-bound book offers tips on collecting, a sheet of laminate and a sheet of sticker paper, and 16 different projects for pressed flowers, all beautifully photographed.
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Just in time for summer is this refreshingly usable activity book. Bound into the back cover is a three-panel press that kids can use to, as the title says, squash and squeeze almost anything they find growing nearby. Rubber bands are provided to secure projects, and you'll also find a few of the tools you need for the crafts projects described in the 40-page book.
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Really neat book, but way too short,
By yarden "yarden" (portland, or) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Squashing Flowers (Klutz S.) (Spiral-bound)
This book is really cool! It has basic information on pressing flowers and leaves and a whole lot of good ideas for using your flowers once you have them all pressed. One example: using flowers and leaves to make letters and spell out your name. The photos are excellent, and the book is full of color. It is written in a fun, conversational tone, although some of the instructions are slightly more complicated than they really need to be. My only complaint would be that the book doesn't seem to be quite long enough. I got to the end and wanted a little bit more. Besides that, this book is inspiring, fun, and entertaining, and a great introduction into the world of flower pressing!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good strart for kids,
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This is more of a what to do with the pressed flowers than a how to press flowers book. There are many great craft ideas and materials to get yo started. The actual press limits you to two sheets of pressings, but is a good start for kids.
6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Pressing flowers,
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This review is from: Squashing Flowers (Klutz S.) (Spiral-bound)
This book is verry enjoyable. I think kids as well as adults would enjoy doing this.
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Pressing flowers and leaves is as much fun as picking a bouquet, and almost as easy as closing a book. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
diluted glue, nature pressings, pressed flowers, white glue New!
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Pressing flowers and leaves is as much fun as picking a bouquet, and almost as easy as closing a book. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
diluted glue, nature pressings, pressed flowers, white glue New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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books:
- A Book of Artrageous Projects by Klutz in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Painted Rocks by The Editors of Klutz in Back Matter
- Tissue Paper Flowers with Other by Klutz Press in Back Matter
- The Shrinky Dinks Book by Sherri Haab in Back Matter
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