I?m excited about all my projects, but I really think this one turned out awesome! I just love the aged look and beauty of the flowers. However, let’s address a few things before we start. I used a very elementary pressing method in this tutorial. You?re welcome to try out more advanced methods. I was told wax paper is a good way to ensure your flowers will come up easily and won’t ruin the pages of the book. I didn?t use wax paper and my flowers came right up, but they did leave their mark on the book.
I would suggest using an old heavy book that you don?t mind marking up a bit. Also, most of the lilacs I pressed turned brown because of their high water content. I?m not sure if letting them dry for a day before pressing would have helped or not, but it might be worth a try with those flowers that don?t press well. One more thing: I used hot glue mainly because I love hot glue. It worked extremely well, but be careful with it. It?s so easy to burn yourself, especially working with these small flower parts. So, now that we?ve got the intro out of the way, we can get started. Supplies:

Flower cuttings
Large heavy book
Belt
Hot glue
Embellishments (I used small pearl beads)
Blank page guest book

Instructions:
Step 1: Gather cuttings of some of your favorite flowers and plants.
Step 2: Arrange them between the pages of your large and heavy book. Be sure to give them enough space so they?re not touching and keep at least 20 pages between each pressing. Also, use...