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How To Press Herbs for Botanical Art

Have you ever wanted to create your own botanical art prints? Today you will learn how to press herbs for botanical art.

You can preserve the beauty of nature and add a touch of greenery to your home. Nothing is more authentic than a real pressed herb for making botanical prints.

You will want to gather your herbs at a peak time and when they look their healthiest.  Gather on a sunny day when the sun has dried all moisture from the stems.  Use sharp shears to harvest herbs.

Gather herbs for pressing

Find a heavy book for pressing.  An old dictionary or encyclopedia

.Place something heavy on the book with the pressed herbs inside

I allowed my last batch of herbs to stay in the book for two or three weeks.

Us adhesive spray to attached the dried herbs to quality paper.  Be cautious to not damage the pressed herbs.

add more adhesive to paper backs and then add sheets with  pressed herbs between the art frame glass and secure the frames.

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The pressed herb botanical art looks great in the greenhouse.

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