Expository Writing

How To Make A Flower Press Book

Supplies needed:

• delicate flowers
• phone book
• good, quality paper (for book pages)
• scissors/glue
• tweezers
• brush
• hole punch
• ribbon/yarn

Step 1: Pick some delicate flowers and leaves(no sturdy flowers, they take longer to dry) Flowers that work well: pansies, ferns, daisies, poppies

Step 2: Press bottom of each flower and leaf inside the pages of a thick phone book. Placing flowers between flattened coffee filters help to speed up the drying process. *It takes 1-2 weeks for flowers to completely dry*

Step3: When the flowers are dry, carefully remove them form the phone book. Arrange flowers on paper. *Flowers may have to be trimmed so trim with scissors*

Step4: Remove the flowers from the paper, remember where each flower goes so it is easier to put them back later. Using the brush, brush a thin layer of glue on the paper where the flower was originally placed.

Step5: Using the tweezers, carefully place the flowers back in place. (adult assisstance may be required)Make sure all flower parts are lying flat on glue, let the glue dry completely.

Step6:Once drying is complete, use a hole punch to punch three holes along the left side of the paper. Tie a piece of ribbon or yarn to keep the paper pages together. Title the book and label each flower. You now have your very own flower press book!