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5:27 pm
May 6, 2010
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We are packing up for a move and I came across some of the flowers that I had pressed from my wedding bouquet. They were left loose and I am amazed that they have survived and are intact. I was wondering if I could run them through my thermal laminator? Or would going through the machine damage it? Is there something else I could do instead? Any ideas? I would like to have them protected before we move. It would be my luck that now I've found them, they will be damaged if I don't do something pretty quick.
2:23 am
November 11, 2010
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How old are they are what type of flowers? I have never run flowers through a laminator, but my suggestion would be to put them between paper towels, not touching each other and insert between the pages of a book. I have used this method to press flowers and it works well. I have also kept some like this for years. Once they are dry, brittleness can be a problem. But if they are not completely dry and you get any any moisture between them and seal them, they will mold. What do you plan to do with them? You know,…eventually. 
10:12 am
May 6, 2010
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The flowers are 11 years old. I had pressed them in a book when they were fresh. When I found them, they were laying in between sheets of paper towels. I am pretty surprised that they all survived without being damaged with just a paper towel protecting them. I am not very good at flower identification, but I know there are roses and some gerber daisies in there. The more I think about it, I don't think the laminator would be a good idea. After we move, I might have to see about mounting them in a frame or something. I'm not sure what exactly I want to do with them. I had forgot that they existed until I was going through stuff to pack and I came across a bunch of wedding stuff that I had forgotten about.
4:20 pm
April 1, 2009
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Three years ago, I lost my dearest friend. She lived in England and I was not able to attend her celebration of life, Her Husband sent me a cd of the service along with some small flowers that had been laminated. I treasure the items he sent to me. I dont know how he did the flowers, but the colors were very fresh and bright, and still are.
4:03 pm
May 3, 2011
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I would say lay them out on a piece of matt board the color you want in the position you want them to be…and you can use the spray fixative to hold them in place. They need to be behind glass before they fall apart. You can make a very pretty picture with those. Even put them in a little easel to sit on a table etc. Good luck!
2:11 am
November 11, 2010
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I have mounted dried flowers using white glue. The thick tacky glue works, also. I just dotted it on the backs of the stems with a toothpick, then mounted under glass. Matt board does work well for this or heavy (like watercolor) art paper. It helps to absorb any moisture from the air. You do not want moisture getting under the glass.
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