My grandmother did this all the time, when she past away we found them everywhere. Hidden treasures and gifts she left for us.

@ckp0308

4 жыл бұрын

What a special thing she did!!

@OxfordComma47

4 жыл бұрын

Lovely!

@razvanmihai3805

4 жыл бұрын

Ouuuu how precious 😞❤️

@shannenlibres2365

4 жыл бұрын

That's so cutee finding random pressed flowers evrywhere

@WhatAlex

4 жыл бұрын

Wow that’s absolutely beautiful! I’m sure you were all thrilled to find them :)

"Romancing the ordinary" is such a beautiful mindset!

Great idea!! Also, we need a “Romancing the Ordinary” shirt in honor of your wonderful mom. ;)

@InverseDream

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, please! I needed to hear that phrase again.

My 7yo daughter was so thoughtfully given a flower press for her birthday that she was so excited to receive - this video has given us some nice easy beginner ideas! Thank you 😊

As a little girl my Grandmother and I would always pick and press flowers from her garden. She just passed away a couple weeks ago. I think I know what I am doing today...picking and pressing flowers from my garden to honor her. I have some bright fusia impatients and purple salvia that will be perfect. Thanks for the reminder of something so very special to me.

I loved watching this! I was raised in a flower garden-loving family. Years ago, I picked flowers from my mine, Gram's and Mom's flower gardens, unbeknownst to them. I pressed and preserved the flowers and arranged them in 5 X 7 frames for them for a gift. When they passed away, their frames were placed in their caskets with them so they could have flowers from our gardens with them forever.

We need “Romancing the Ordinary” Garden Answer merch! 💚🌺🙏🏻

@InverseDream

4 жыл бұрын

Yes!

Back in the 70s, pressed flowers were a hot crafting item. I put them on colored honeycomb wax sheets instead of paper. I still have one left that has had a place in my decor for over 40 years. I used vintage frames so if it was vintage in the 70s, it is an antique now!

I know you are working your tail off getting so many videos out per week, but seriously, THANK YOU! I love your content variety. This was a fun craft. I love writing quotes and bible verses in calligraphy and I think this will add beauty to my current hobby. I also love that you are real-life!... shoot, I forgot my tweezers, I should have done this indoor because of the wind. You roll with the punches! But seriously, thank you! ❤️

You have no idea how happy your video made me today! I had forgotten this simple pleasure I used to do with my Mom when I was little. I ran outside this afternoon to snip a few blooms and leaves, and already have the pressing. Thank you for the reminder of a beautiful way to use what we have available to us from our own garden.

Romancing the ordinary. That is exactly how I love to live life. So great.

I can't believe this video came up. My new hobby is pressing flowers from all around my trips and vacations!!!

In my mind (because I'm way too lazy to actually do this), I can imagine making a calendar out of this, somehow swapping out the center piece each month with a vignette of the new month's plants, leaves, flowers. You could frame the outside with a swappable frame that has each flower/plant/leaf around the center, with the botanical names and short description of each object. The best part is it's a high-personable calendar because everything in it came from your own garden. Nice, Laura. Very nice.

@pansepot1490

4 жыл бұрын

“.... because I am way too lazy to actually do this” that would apply to me too. 😂 My mind is a flurry of ideas but I know I will never find the time to even trying.

@aliciasantiagodiaz784

4 жыл бұрын

Oh, what a good idea! Probably Laura may consider make some calandars to sell them or at least some cards for us to frame or to use them in any kind of project that we would like to.

@InverseDream

4 жыл бұрын

Someone somewhere needs to do this and then sell them on Etsy! Lol

@Bamboo4U2

4 жыл бұрын

@@InverseDream Again, waaaaay too lazy, but what I want you to take away from this video is that Laura did something creative and inspired you or at least made you think of what you *could* do. Whatever happens from there, in your mind or deed , is... *art* . I imagined a calendar. What did this video inspire you or make you think you could do? *THAT'S* the point of all of this. Peace.

@anngalbraith6192

4 жыл бұрын

@@Bamboo4U2 Yes! I have two frames in my dining area, with (now very old) fern fronds I pressed and put between two glass pieces in the frames. I've wanted, for a long time, to create rotating versions to swap out seasonally. This video helped me better imagine how that will (*WILL*) work - and look!

I love the idea of putting them in a frame! I have twin 13-year-olds and I think they would love to do a project like this! Walking around our garden and finding beautiful foliage and blooms. I can't wait to try this with them! :)

Thank you for this. My aunt died and at the funeral we got a card with a flower I wanted to preserve one of them

Hey Laura. First time sending you a message. I just wanted to say how thankful I am to have found your channel, A little background story for you. I am new when it comes to gardening, me and my partner have just bought our first house this past year and I have really taken to your channel for inspiration and knowledge. I do have some pictures I would love to show u someday. Without your channel I could not have had so much fun. My family and neighbours always stop and say how nice my gardens are and how far the house has come since we got it. Thank you so much for everything. Joshua

Wow....not only a great topic, but a really well made video--the background, no glare, great music, good camera angles, great editing. Very nicely done. Love watching your videos. Kudos to you both.

TBH i did not want this video to end. It looks so adorable!😍😍 The heuchera blooms were my fav thing! As for single plant highlighting, a fern leaf would be an absolute stunner! The intricateness of some ferns is bizzare!

@nhunter6506

4 жыл бұрын

Flower Power oh great idea using a fern!

You never cease to amaze me. I remember pressing flowers when I was in grade 3 (40 some years ago). We carefully put the flowers in old books to press and then the teacher put her filing cabinet on it's side on the books. That memory has stuck with me all these years. It's a beautiful memory. I need to do this again.

Beautiful as always Laura! I would recommend that one should take a picture with their phone when they have a pleasing composition to remember when it comes to gluing (in case things move).

My mother has been doing this for many years, often competing in local flower shows and winning!! It is very relaxing and rewarding craft ! Thanks for sharing this garden themed craft.

You always say, "romancing the ordinary", my kids hear me say, "it's what Laura would do"... love this idea, your garden, your videos. In a totally not weird way. 🌸

@anngalbraith6192

4 жыл бұрын

My friends and family are totally sick of hearing me talk about "my KZread bff Laura"! Lol.

@monikaguduru8958

2 жыл бұрын

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How sweet/delightful your video! Loved it. I spent weeks 30 some years ago pressing pansies and Johnny Jump Ups to adorn the envelopes of my son’s wedding invitations and envelopes. I pressed them I big books between tissues. No computer then to look it up on how. I followed the idea out of a simple child’s craft book. I used a spray glue to attach them instead of Alene’s. Years later my grandson found one of the pressed flowers in a big encyclopedia book . It was still beautiful. He put it in his girlfriends Math book as a surprise w/ a note, and when she found opened up , she was surprised right there in the classroom. Thanks for the video. Wish I had known about a flower press then!

@gardenanswer

4 жыл бұрын

What a sweet idea to tuck a pressed flower in someone’s book as a surprise! I might have to do that! 🥰💚

Would love to do this to keep a literal record of all the varieties of plants I've grown or seen on my travels.

Love this. It reminds me of my childhood using Britannica encyclopedias LOL. Pressed flowers are really timeless.

I press flowers by inserting them between magazine pages! 😂 this project ended up gorgeous as always. 👌

“Romancing the Ordinary”. Love that!

Beautiful! Loved the peaceful “Mr Rogers” music!

@InverseDream

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed ^_^

I have been pressing flowers for years. I store mine in between the pages of a sketchbook. It allows you to write the name of the flower or leaf on the page so you don't forget.

Great craft idea! I would love to see you make stickers and book marks with the dried flowers.

When I was younger we always used wax paper in between pages in books so they didn’t stain the pages. Cute video!

@InverseDream

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for that tip!

That project turned out so beautiful and it looked like so much fun. I will have to try this. Love your videos!

So beautiful! Love this project. I hope you told Gardeners Supply to restock their flower presses! After this video, they'll surely need to. 😄

I just love that expression "romancing the ordinary", you also said, in another video " an open arms welcome" which I thought was beautiful💐 That flower press would make a stunning present 🎁🌼 And the closeup shots are breathtaking

By brother brings me pressed flowers from his travels. I love putting them in floating frames!

Love the background music! 😍 feels soo relaxing ☺

Getting married this weekend. It’s like you read my mind!

This video took me back to a childhood memory hadn’t thought of in years. My mother could find a four leaf clover 🍀 in amongst all the 3 leaf ones. She would press them in between the plastic card holders that come with wallets and also her bible. Thank you 🙏 for this memory. 🍀💚🎚

I have a small flower press with screws that I bought with my Grandma when we went to an antique warehouse/big thrift store last year. I’ve just finished prepping for my first pressed flower diy in a long time, its filled me with joy! Thank you for inspiring me to get out into the garden this morning!

Wow! Laura everything you put your hands on is beautiful!!! A flower press giveaway would be great!!!

Oh my goodness! I love this idea for displaying flowers!!

Your videos are so professional. The way that you show shots of items in previous videos is so great! Thank you.

A piece of art like this from your garden would be the ultimate Garden Answer merch. :) My husband walked past me near the end this video and said "she has a good eye". Cool project.

Oh my gosh Laura you are truly amazing, this is why next year I will have my garden full of blossoms I can press and make into beautiful pictures and cards, I'm an artist and I think the combination of my art and the flowers would be amazing, thank you for such a great idea, now my head is swimming with ideas. I remember when my daughter got married 14 years ago and she had pressed flowers in her decorations and invitations, and I just thought what a beautiful way to share flowers, I still have many things that I have in frames and around as a beautiful reminder of a special day. Thank you so much for this amazing video, I really enjoyed watching this, I hope you have a beautiful day and I will see you soon, bye for now.

I said this on another of your videos this week, but it holds true here, too. You remind me a lot of the Martha Stewart shows from 25ish years ago. Those were my favorites and she did so many pretty projects, including flower pressing, as well as gardening and everything home. That is when I first did flower pressing, so maybe there was a "Martha" for my mother's generation, too, but she was it for mine and now you are the new "Martha ". :) I know how much your mother has influenced you and I bet she remembers the early Martha Stewart shows like i do. Anyway, i love that you are filling this role for those of us who have missed it. xxx P.S. I wonder if your mom also remembers the Aleene's crafts shows? Aleene is the maker of tacky glue and she and her daughters had a crafts show, too.

What a lovely way to keep our prettiest blooms and foliage around us at the peak of their beauty. I would love to see home made paper with flowers in it...I really like that too.

😮 goodness me, how pretty is that. Waman of many talents, I'm not surprised your hubby loves you so much. 😻😻😻

Well now I have a new project to do. I’m in love!

After the dry run take a picture of it with your phone to refer back to especially if you are doing a bigger arrangement. Love the videos, so inspiring!

The wind blows the flowers in to a pile and the pile itself is totally frame-worthy!! Lol!

I love this idea. I've never thought about preserving flowers and using them for crafts. Definitely want to do this and gift to my mom. 💜

This would be a wonderful activity to do with the grandkids! Thank you!

Very inspiring. I haven't pressed flowers in 40 years. I think I'll try it again while I'm enjoying my garden next summer. Thank you.

I’ve just found your channel and love it! My daughter is moving to Norway and you have inspired me to press flowers from our Scottish garden for her to hang on her wall reminding her of home. ❤️

What an amazing idea. I would never thought to make it into beautiful art. Live this idea. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼❤️❤️

As a video idea for next year, I would love to see a "day in the life" or/and "week of your life" Having a small child, video editing, cleaning, and everything in the garden and everything else it seems like alot. I would love to see how you manage it all in the summer.

@miashipman6720

4 жыл бұрын

would also love to see how you enjoy your garden spaces ie family bbq/parties, relaxing, Benjamin playing, family- behind the scences photo shoot

Laura !!! You are full of great ideas!!! Always fun to take a coffee looking at your videos..😘🌸❤

I use to own a flower press but I don't know what I did with it. It reminds me of Victorian times. It is a great way to be creative and to take gardening into the dormant time. Looking at our gardens from a different focus can help us to "romance the ordinary". I like to paint and/or draw, however, this is another way to enjoy my meditation space. Thank you, Laura!

I loved doing this with my grandmother when I was younger. I tried it this spring with my kids with some pansys!

Wow! I LOVE this! Now I’m going to have to do this too. 🙂❤️❤️❤️. You are so talented and artistic. You know, I think you live in the perfect climate. You have long hot summers, beautiful springs and falls and cold winters. Here in Seattle summer dead stopped a month ago, fall lasted for a few weeks and now it’s just cold rain. My summer garden is dead. I watched your garden tour a few days ago green with envy, your garden is beautiful and you’re still enjoying the outdoors. Every time I drive through Ontario on the way to Boise to visit family I think of what a beautiful area it is.

This! I am totally inspired. Going out tomorrow to harvest flowers so they’ll be dried before Christmas. I plan to frame them up to give to the kids teachers for Christmas. We will write a little message to add to it “thank you for helping me grow” As always thank you Laura for your great ideas!

“Romancing the ordinary” _ what a lovely term!

Love, love, love the final result of your flower press project. I too also remember an aunt of mine selling her pressed flowers all beautifully framed at a shop when I was a teenager. Thank you for reminding me of such beautiful memories. ;)

I love the range of your videos, always able to learn something new 😍

I love this! Now you've got me thinking about making place cards for my Thanksgiving table using pressed flowers and the little Dollar Tree frames. That way everyone who wanted to could take it home with them. 🍂 🍃 🍁 💕

@cynthiamcmillen5330

4 жыл бұрын

Great idea !

Gorgeous! and Aaron, you picked the perfect "flower gazing" music at the end. Thank you!

Such a neat project. I'm definitely taking my kids out for walk to gather pretty leaves and flowers. Thank you for all beautiful ideas. You are very motivating.

I love this project! I think I’ll give it a try. A trio of these would look great in my office

12:30 Well Laura you just made yourself a challenge this Christmas 😄 garden themed Christmas Tree!! I'm sure we all LOVE to see that!!

@Bamboo4U2

4 жыл бұрын

Heh. Way to give her an excuse to erect one *more* Christmas tree in her house, ha ha ha ha ha.

@ramibu239

4 жыл бұрын

That would be perfect for her! Take the little Dollar Tree frames & make several mini ones to hang. I like taking roses I either receive or from my garden, hanging them to dry & then stuffing them into the branches of some of my trees. Sometimes I will take dried baby's breath, statice, etc. & wrap it w/ floral tape around the rose stem to make a more dramatic effect.

I remember, when culling my parents' treasures to move them into an apt., we came across framed pressed flower arrangements. My dad said his grandmother created them.

@lindaleal809

4 жыл бұрын

Very special treasure that money can't buy.

It would be so pretty to decorate the matte with the pressed flowers and put a photograph in the frame!

Why don't more people know about you !? You are great! Love your videos!! 💐🤗

This is absolutely Beautiful Laura. I really wish I would of started collecting some flowers while they were at there Best .. But I will do some leaves from my trees and I might find a flower or two.. Your such an inspiration Laura .. Thank You for sharing and .. GOD Bless You and Your Family ..

Beautiful !!! Highly appreciate all of your outstanding efforts. Thanks a lot.

Thank you!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 I’ve learn so much from you Laura, your spirit , your Energy and voice brings calmness , peace and joy to my day & Everyday💝you were meant to be where are and doing what you do. 🥰

Oh my goodness it's beautiful you are so creative love it 💖

Boy, that was a pretty arrangement! I love pressed flowers and never remember to do this. 🌸🌿💚

I love pressing flowers, I have done it in the past with a press that I made! I have made scrapbooks with things that I have collected on vacations of native plants! Think I will invest in a proper press! Thank you for the refresher course!!!! 😍🍁🍂🌱🌹🌾💚🌿👍✂️

What a good way to remember your flowers that you had grown. So sweet.

Who in the heck would thumbs down this video?? Haha. Love it!!!! Some ferns would be beautiful.

Love the diversity in content! Wonderful idea! Great tips too! Thank You!

Oh my goodness Laura. That is really beautiful. Well done!

I started pressing flowers this past spring and have watched a ton of tutorials. I think yours is my favorite ❤️❤️ I love when you talked about how the process makes you feel, because that’s so true and exactly how it affects me❤️You also kept it simple and uncomplicated. Thank you so much🌸🥰🌺

Your pressed leaf/flower picture is gorgeous 💐👏 I remember as a kid we didn’t dry leaves but painted them and then pressed them on paper to make cool leaf prints. Thanks again for being inspiring 🙏

Such a sweet video! I absolutely love pressed flowers. They're nostalgic, romantic and beautiful.

Beautiful! I haven't pressed flowers since I was a kid. I think I want to make a picture for my mom from her garden for Christmas!

Those flowers are beautiful! Absolutely love it! Thank you for sharing Laura ❤️ Good job Aaron!

What a fantastic project, Laura, as always! Thanks for showing what our press can do. - Amanda E. for Gardener's Supply

@johnny_fly7249

3 ай бұрын

Is there an instructional video on how to use your flower press?

About 25 years ago, I made pressed flower prints for Christmas gifts for a lot of family members. I used mainly herbs, though, and they turned out so pretty! I did like you, arranging them by piece, I even dried leaves and stems separately then re-constructed them on the paper. I still have mine but now they are faded and look like antique dried flowers!

These turned out beautiful. Love the press, flowers and flower collage. You come up with the neatest things. 🌿💕🌸

I love this project so much! I think a flower press is going on my Christmas Wish list...until then, those old text books collecting dust should do the trick!

Great for gift giving, applying photos of my grandchildren and more

Absolutely beautiful! Love the pansies!

You answered so many questions I’ve had when it comes to pressing! Thank you! Your channel inspires me so much 🌿🌸

So lovely! I remember doing pressed flowers with my mother when I was little 💜

How inspiring. I’ve recently started pressing flowers again and have used some for homemade cards, believe it or not I still love sending handwritten letters 😊 I’m off out to pick some heuchera leaves now, hadn’t thought of using them before today. Thank you!

To all the moms and grandmas out there, this is a super fun thing to do with your kiddos. My granddaughter loved doing.

I love this! Yes it would make a lovely gift for my fellow gardeners too. TFS

How pretty! Love them! And especially love your idea (and your mom's) of "romancing the ordinary"!

Oh that was so beautiful I just love watching you do those dried flowers ,it was so relaxing to see you work with something so delicate ,after seeing you work so hard in the garden. I really enjoyed that video.