Pressed Flower Votive Candle Holder Gift Idea
1. Glue a pressed flower of your choice onto each side of a triangle or square votive candle holder. I tend to prefer Perfect Paper Adhesive for gluing, but in this case any white glue should be fine. I also recommend using flowers pressed in a Microfleur microwave flower press since they tend to retain more of their color.
2. Tear a piece of white/translucent tissue paper into a square that will cover each flower by at least 1/8". You could also cut the square, but the torn edges give a much nicer, "artsy" look.
3. Cover one of the flowers plus an extra 1/8" of an inch around it with either matte Modge Podge, or Perfect Paper Adhesive. Place a tissue paper square on top, press out any air bubbles, and then carefully apply another coat of either Modge Podge or PPA over the tissue paper. Make sure to cover the edges of the tissue paper, but avoid getting excess on the glass. Repeat for each flower. Allow to dry.
There you have it! The tissue paper lends a certain whimsical look to the pressed flowers, and also helps protect the flowers. Avoid using greens since they readily fade unless you add some kind of pigment - with either water color, or markers such as Prismacolors.
For the candle holder above I used osteospermum flowers (a type of African Daisy) in several shades of purple. Which ever flowers you choose to use, be sure to have plenty on hand - everyone you know will want one of these!
Labels: creativity, flower pressing, flowers in the home, Gift, gifts for gardners, perfect paper adhesive, pressed flower candle holder, tutorials
posted by Elizabeth at Monday, November 21, 2011
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