So…I’m not trying to rub it in your face….
but remember these beautiful flowers husband bought me for Valentine’s Day?
and I loved them.
and admired them..
and found the receipt in my car.
and passed out.
and woke up and thought…geesh.. that’s a lot of money to spend on something that dies.
(I think that about my husband too)
I decided to come up with a little crafty craft to preserve these flowers so they have more than one use….
I used a phone book and smooshed my petals…
I had this old oval frame…I took out the picture and traced the shape on some paper and drew a heart as my template…and wrote some words (and date) on it cause I didn’t want to risk crushing my petals with my hand later…
and shot the frame with a little krylon spray paint in gray…
Then took my second love (I say second cause my glue gun has never bought me roses) and worked my way around the heart with my roses…
overlapping as i go….
and guess what? This isn’t my first rodeo with pressed flowers…I also made some bookmarks and cards HERE
Sarah Yoder says
This is so beautiful and such a great idea!
Amy C says
Great way to save your flowers and remember those roses. I love reading your blog, you make me laugh. 🙂
Amy @ The Happy Scraps
Ani says
That's such a cute way to reuse them as well as remember how lovely they were (besides the lovely pictures.) Thanks for yet another great idea!
Janet says
You're so clever, friend! 🙂
http://www.iheartmygluegun.com
Shannah @ Just Us Four says
That is a great way to save flowers and preserve the memory AND get a little more for the money that was spent.
My husband and I have a deal and, if he buys flowers, they come from Costco. That way, I know he won't pay a ton for them 🙂
Shannah @ Just Us Four says
That is a great way to save flowers and preserve the memory AND get a little more for the money that was spent.
My husband and I have a deal and, if he buys flowers, they come from Costco. That way, I know he won't pay a ton for them 🙂
Tausha says
Oh my gosh! This is HILARIOUS, I LOVELOVELOVE reading all your captions! This is a great project, I love it! You are so gosh darn creative!
Vanessa says
Just stumbled across your blog – loving how creative you are!
And this is such a sweet way to create a lasting memory of your husbands romantic gesture 🙂
From your newest follower,
Vanessa x
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Fifi @ AboutBloggingTime! says
This is sooooo sweet!! I plan on doing this with flowers from my wedding bouquet that's been in the freezer since our wedding…oh this November will be 7 years. Lol, theHubs keeps threatening to toss them out, but he knows better. I actually have my bouquet and a bridesmaid bouquet, so space is kind of limited I do admit.
Thank you for sharing!
mellywoods5 says
Very sweet idea. The cost of flowers for v day is insane. I get that v day falls in winter for you guys, but its the end if summer here and the roses are in bloom everywhere and the florists always bring out this story about expecting a shortage and that's why the prices have jumped. One of our news programs actually showed an identical story from the year before on the same date lol
SueAnn Lommler says
Beautiful way to use the roses.
Yes a gift card to JoAnns…perfect!!
Ha
Hugs
SueAnn
Tina (sk8bettyT) says
Love pressed flowers and I'm always looking out for creative uses for them. I made bookmarks for the kids recently with all the four leaf clovers we recently found. Love preserving memories. 🙂
Shannon says
I love this, I may do this with our rose in the front yard when it blooms. Super awesome!
April S. says
Too cute – and funny! And true about the expense – I asked hubby for a truckload of mulch next time, lol.
prissy says
That is probably the cutest thing I've ever seen done with roses. I always hate the thought of not Only the wasted money, but that once the flowers are gone…..the thoughts with them. I know we don't intend for this to happen, so this is a "Fantasmic" way to have the memory forever. Kudos Kimbo!
Kassi @ Truly Lovely says
Wall art is good idea!!! I saved ONE of my Valentines roses, dried it and stuck it in a vase in my bathroom. 🙂 Way lazier than your pretty art!
Gina S. says
Love this idea!!
Gina S. says
Wow! I pinned this on pintrest and went out to feed my horse and when i got back to the computer there was 26 hits on it. You are hot! Keep them coming. 🙂
Ashley says
This is just lovely! I wish I would have been so lucky to come across this wonderful post earlier as I used to have a pretty flower from my great grandfather's funeral, it would have been perfect for that.
Thanks for sharing!!
-ashley
http://modernrococo.blogspot.com/
prancerisa says
Hey, love this idea! 😀 but where can I buy a frame like this? I know it was an old mirror, and I'm thinking of making my mom this but mirrors/frames are way to expensive..
Please and thank you! 😀
-Isabella
Sonja @ SustainMyCraftHabit says
We love this idea of pressing beautiful flowers and displaying them as a piece of art. A fabulous way to keep the memory alive. We would love to feature this craft on our Friday post of our favourite Pressed Flower projects at http://www.sustainmycrafthabit.com/