Pressing flowers allows you to capture a moment, creating a beautiful memento. You can press flowers from bouquets (like from a wedding or baby shower) or those you discover in new places.
Whether preserving flowers as keepsakes or as a hobby, the next step is finding a way to display your creations. One of our favorite ideas is to turn your pressed flowers into coasters. Today, we’ll show you how.
The best flowers for pressing are the ones that lay flat. (Usually, the ones that don’t have a ton of petals are a good choice because they’re not very chunky.)
Flowers with fine petals are also good options since they hold less moisture.
Materials needed for pressed flower coasters:
- wood slices
- pressed flowers
- creme acrylic paint
- decoupage glue
- paint brush
How to make these coasters:
Step 1: Paint the center of the wood slice
Paint the center of the wood slice your color of choice using acrylic paint. In this case, we chose a light and neutral color to make the flowers stand out.
Apply the paint with a paintbrush, leaving the bark rim untouched.
Step 2: Apply a coat of glue
Once the acrylic paint has dried, apply a coat of decoupage glue on top. The decoupage will prep the surface for the pressed flowers.
Step 3: Put a cute flower in the center
Pick a flower for the center of the coaster and gently put it in place. Then dip your paintbrush in more decoupage glue and coat the flower.
Step 4: Add 4 smaller flowers around it
Add four more flowers around the center flower. (These can be smaller and in a different color.)
Cover each flower with a layer of decoupage glue once you’ve placed it on the coaster.
Once all the flowers are in place, add a final coat of glue to seal the coaster. Wait for the decoupage to fully cure before using your new pressed flower coasters.
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