Pressed Flowers By Preserved Gardens
Reviews of Pressed Flower Books
A summary of some of the books in
my collection, hope this
helps if you're undecided about pressed flower books.
I have more books about pressed flowers and other botanical arts to add to
this list as time allows.
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Collecting and Preserving Plants by Ruth Alford
MacFarlane
I very highly recommend this book to anyone really
serious about collecting.  Microwaved
Pressed Flowers: New Techniques for Brilliant Flowers by
Joanna Sheen Explains traditional presses and gives instructions to make a microwave press. Lists commonly pressed flowers and herbs, with notes and pressing tips. Instructions for cards, lampshades, picture frames, framed pictures, flower pots and furniture decorated with pressed flowers, with material lists, and over 100 photos & diagrams. 112 pages hardcover ISBN: 0-8230-3058-X Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications 1999 
Pressed Flowers: Creating and Styling
by Joanna Sheen
 The Book of Pressed Flowers by Penny Black Information about tools, material and supplies. A good presentation of pressed floral design with step-by-step instructions from creating floral designs to making floral collages and tips on collage materials, photographs of flowers before and after pressing, and lists of wild and garden flowers to press, including moss, lichen and bark. beautifully illustrated, instructive and inspirational. 120 pages hardcover ISBN: 0671660713, Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 1988  The
Book of Cards and Collages
by Penny Black Creating cards and small art, using pressed flowers and materials such as handmade papers, spices, beads, and fabric in styles from highly ornate designs to simple botanical cards. This book does not teach flower pressing, but gives step-by-step instructions for making each design, material lists, and color photos of each project. 96 pages hardcover (over half are full page color photos) ISBN: 0671866362, Publisher: Simon & Schuster 1993  Pressed Flowers by Pamela LeBailly How to make a press, design a picture, and apply pressed flowers to candles, glass, porcelain and paper. A long list of plants that press well with Latin and common names, a brief description of the plant or flower and pressing tips. Lots of color photos and some sketches. 75 pages hardcover.. ISBN: 1870586379 Publisher: David Porteous Editions 
Collage from Seeds, Leaves and Flowers
by Joan Carver 
The Pressed Plant: The Art of Botanical Specimens, Nature Prints, and Sun
Prints by Andrea DiNoto 
Fragile Beauty: The Victorian Art of Pressed Flowers by Sandy
Puckett 
Glorious Pressed Flower Projects
by Cellestine Hannemann  The Afterlife of Flowers by Janie Feldman GrossReference and philosophy of nature with enlarged color photographs of commonly pressed flowers. Includes a photographic chart showing each flower's common name, size and location in the book. A nice addition to a book collection, but not one of my favorites; this is more pretty than informational. 96 pages, hardcover. ISBN: 0762405708, Publisher: 1999  Pressed Flowers: Decorative Projects to Enhance the Home by Alison Jenkins How pressed flowers can be used to enliven household objects, create unique gifts, ornaments, decorated candles and vases. With instructions to make gift bags and tags and advice on equipment and materials. 96 pages, ISBN: 1842151029, Publisher: Southwater Publishing 
Pressed Flowers: A Creative Guide
by Cathy Bussi 
 Pressed
Flower Workstation by Sylvia Pepper A guide to flower pressing, from basic skills to advance techniques and presentation. Includes tweezers, scissors, brush, a small frame, and screws with wing nuts for use as a portable flower press. 48 pages, hardcover. ISBN: Published by Design Eye Holding Ltd., Price Stern Sloan, 1992 This would make a very nice gift for a child. 
Mini Pressed Flower Kit by Caroline Tiger A pocket-sized kit which includes a miniature instruction book, a flower press and blotting paper. 36 pages hardcover, ISBN: 0762409754, Publisher: Running Press, 2001
This too would be a nice gift for a child. 
The Art of Pressed Flowers by Sylvia Pepper 
Pressed Flowercraft by Sylvia Pepper
Pressed Flower Collages and Other Ideas by Pamela McDowall 
Pressed Flower Pictures: a Victorian Art... by Pamela
McDowall
Pressed Flower Pictures by Pamela McDowall
 Making
Pressed Flower Pictures by Margaret Kennedy Scott & Mary Beazley Shows pressing with traditional methods with instructions and diagrams to make presses. Covers finishing and framing, reconstituting and skeletonizing flowers. Appendices and a glossary of flowers and plants that press well by botanical and common names, recommended varieties, pressing tips, and color retention. 4 pages of color photos, black and white photos, and diagrams. 120 pages paperback, ISBN: 0486244229, Publisher: Dover Publications, 1982  Pressed Flower Pictures and Citrus Skin Decorations by Ruth Voorhees Booke Practical guide to making petal-point pictures, trays, paperweights, calendars, pictures, samplers, citrus skin decorations and seed mosaics. Covers framing, backgrounds, mounting, designing, and more. 8 color illustrations, 51 b/w photographs, 15 drawings. 228 pages hardcover, ISBN: B00005XQBR, Publisher: Avenel  Victorian
Book of Pressed Flowers and Posies by Deborah Schneebeli-Morrell
Instructions and color photos to create Victorian style projects using pressed and dried flowers and materials such as beads and seashells. Pressed flower projects include candles, bookmarks, gift tags, cards, pictures and flower decoupage. Projects for dried flowers, like tussie mussies, potpourri, sachets, crystallized violets, garlands, and herb pillows. Beautiful photos and diagrams with Victorian style. 45 pages, ISBN: 0785803793, Publisher: CLB Publishing, 1995 
Forever Flowers by Bernice Peitzers first published 2-1999 ©Anne Post |
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