Pressed Flowe Bookmarks

 It's Friday flower project today..

Bookmarks

One of the reasons I love these pressed flower bookmarks is because the materials are so simple! You probably have most of what you need already.

Materials

• fresh flowers or leaves
• heavy books
• heavy weight 
• Bookmarks
• One of the reasons I love these pressed flower bookmarks is because the materials are so simple! You probably have most of what you need already.

1. Pick your flowers or leaves. (Freshly picked works best.)
2. Place them in a thick, heavy book. Make sure that they are slightly spaced apart. Also ensure that they’re placed in such a way that when the book closes, they’ll flatten nicely.
3. If you have it, place a heavy weight on the book. We used a 20 lb dumbbell and it worked really well! Alternatively, stack a few more heavy books on top of the one with the flowers in it.
4. Wait at least 2 days and open the book up. If they’re sufficiently pressed, you’re ready to go! If you want them more flat or dry, leave for another day or two.
5. Cut a bookmark-shaped strip of clear contact paper. Remove the backing and place it on a surface with the sticky side up. Then stick some pressed flowers to it. It looks cool if some of them hang over the edge! You can trim later.
6. Next, cut a slightly larger piece of contact paper and sandwich the flowers between the two pieces.
7. Finally, trim the larger contact paper to the size of the smaller one.