Pressed Flower Swap

How do you make sure the colour stays in the flower? They often go brown. :< Still gonna join though. I love this swap idea!!!

Thanks. I am glad you joined. I honestly am not sure how to keep them from going brown. Ive never had that problem. I think Michaels crafts store sells floral preserver though. That might help.

Hi! I am new to swap-bot...never heard of it til today. Sure sounds like a lot of fun. I am a pressed flower artist and would love to meet and exchange flowers/leaves with others.

If we had Michaels craft stores in Australia it would definitely help! I'll try to suss it out in the meantime. Thanks for responding. :)

Hi i just joined . i am a flower presser. Thanks for this cool swap! It does matter on the flower, and humidity has a lot to do with the colors too. the drier you keep them and out of direct sun they can stay pretty a long time. check out some of my pics on my blog http://flowersbyterica.blogspot.com/ I even have a blog to teach making presses! peace,terica

hi, there:-)

i am excited about this swap, but have no information on where to send my flowers or who to send them to!...help?:-)

thanks,

rebekah:-)

if you're going to be pressing these now, will there be enough time for them to thoughly dry before mailing? i've pressed them before but have left them for a long while to dry.

Mine are always ready pretty quickly... but I usually do leaves, and flowers have more moisture in them than leaves.

Hey all, Just came across this swap and what a lovely idea - but just check that your country allows incoming plant material, I know mine doesn't :(