How long do pressed flowers last without them falling apart? I bought pressed flowers from a brand called Pressed Petals, but don't know how long they'll last. Would they last at least a year or two?
If you are pressing the flowers yourselfmy sugestion would be to put them in the center of a book with paper, paper towels, or somthing to absorb the moisture, so as to not damage the book. stack a couple of bricks on top and let sit there for least 6 mos. then once it has dried you can usually expect them to last for a very long time. another option is to dip them in a clear urethane, or clear wax for preservation. don't dip more then 3-4 times in either substance as it will make the flower look dull. good luck
I have love letters between my Grandmother and Grandfather before they got married from 1924 with pressed flowers in them. The flowers still has original colors, Blue, Red. Yellow. Of course they have not seen daylight but 2 or 3 times in all these years.
first you have to remove the flowers from the bouqet and cutoff the stalks upto half inch of each and every flower and branch and now keep in fresh watered flowervase and also you have to change the water every day . And also check the stalks or stems everyday if they develop any change in its orijinal colour you have to cutoffagain upto half inch as I told before.This keeps your flowers last longtime. you can press the flowers by keeping them between the pages of a book ,but you have to change the flower every day from that page to another. However it takes much time if you want to do it quickly you can press it by keeping hot iron box of it but not directly but you have to put between the two pages and then iron it without much heat.
