That whole 'Pressing Flowers Is Too Delicate' thing drives me nuts

I brought my pressed buttercup collection to a community swap last Saturday and a guy laughed saying it's just squished weeds. Pressing flowers properly takes patience and a good book press (mine was $12 at a flea market) to get the petals thin without tearing. Has anyone else dealt with people dismissing this craft as too simple?

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shanelee29d agoMost Upvoted

Pressed flowers are basically just dried plants with extra steps, so calling them squished weeds isn't totally wrong. A $12 flea market press and some patience doesn't automatically make it an art form worth respect. If you're getting upset over one guy's opinion at a swap meet, maybe the craft is more fragile than the flowers.

parker18329d ago

Is it just me or did half of us start pressing flowers because we couldn't keep a real plant alive for more than a week? I'm right there with you, my first batch looked like I ran them over with a lawnmower then left them in a damp basement. But honestly, I've seen some people frame those squished weeds in a way that makes me feel like I should apologize to my own dried-out dandelions. The craft might be fragile, but my ego sure isn't. I'll stick to calling them fancy compost and move on.

xenaf5129d ago

Funny how a guy who's never pressed anything heavier than a beer can thinks he's an expert on delicate hobbies... bet that flea market press works better than his opinion does. Maybe next time I'll bring my dandelions in a ziploc baggie and tell him it's a deconstructed garden concept. If fragile egos are the real art form here, seems like he's got a whole exhibition going.