Pressed flower art ideas

Pressed flower art is a timeless and fascinating craft that allows you to enjoy beautiful botanical pieces for years to come.

But it’s not just about keeping them flat in a book on the shelf – there’s plenty of ways to get creative with pressed flowers.

We’re going to look at a range of ideas for what to do with pressed flowers, as well as some stylish products to help you make your very own pressed flower art.

If you’re new to making your own pressed flowers, make sure to check out our how to press flowers tutorial.

Pressed flower frames

One of the best ways of enjoying your pressed flowers is to display them in a frame.

You can find pressed flower frames available online, and they can be found in many home decor stores too! Essentially they’re the same as a standard picture frame, just with a double layer of glass rather than a wooden backing.

If you’re feeling thrifty you could easily create your own pressed flower frame by combining the glass from two regular picture frames with a bit of DIY. Alternatively, you could use a laminator or sticky-back plastic to encase your pressed flowers in a regular picture frame.

Here are a few choices of pressed flower frames available online.

What to do with pressed flowers - pressed flower art ideas

If you’re looking to use your pressed flowers in more creative ways, here’s some of our favourite projects for you to try.

Make pressed flower ornaments

These cute clay ornaments make lovely gifts and are fun to make too.

This free tutorial from Twig and Toadstool uses homemade white clay (which can be made from everyday kitchen ingredients) as an alternative to salt dough, and the pressed flowers are added with the help of Modge Podge.

They’re too pretty to keep just for Christmas, we’d hang them up all year round.

Create your own pressed flower phone case

Don’t leave your beautiful pressed flowers hidden away in a book – take them everywhere you go by making a pressed flower phone case!

All you need is a clear phone case (readily available online), some pressed flowers and a bit of clear glue. Learn how to do it yourself with this free tutorial from PopShopAmerica.

Set the scene with pressed flower candles

Want to use your flowers in some stylish home decor? Then you can’t get much classier than these gorgeous tapered dinner candles.

You don’t need much to make these stunning candles. Simply glue your pressed flowers on using melted wax from a tealight candle. Check out the free tutorial from littlepinelearners to find out how.

If dinner candles aren’t your style, you can also make pressed flower jar candles with this free tutorial from hometalk.com.

Keep your place with pressed flower bookmarks

Creating bookmarks using pressed flowers is a classic crafting project, and one that is perfect for kids to try too.

There are a few ways you can make them – place your pressed flowers on a card backing with glue or sticky back plastic, or use a laminator to seal them in a laminating pouch.

If you want them to look really professional, you can even buy clear acrylic bookmarks and use Modge Podge to create your pressed flower masterpieces. See how with the free tutorial on entertainidea.com.

DIY Pressed flower wooden jewellery pendants

Want to craft your pressed flowers into your own stylish accessories? Then get inspired by this pressed flower pendant tutorial by Craftify My Love.

Whether you’re making your own pendants or buying pre-made driftwood discs like in the tutorial, it’s just another case of using (you guessed it) Modge Podge to attach and seal your flora to your pendant. We love the use of ferns in this tutorial!

Make sure you also check out our 21 Modge Podge ideas to discover more uses for your Modge Podge.

Getting stuck with glue?

Head on over to our complete guide to craft glue and ensure you’re making the right choice for your craft projects.

Make your own pressed flower suncatcher

Here’s another great tutorial to get the little ones involved with. These suncatchers are incredibly simple to make, and kids will love admiring the pretty colours as the light shines through your window.

Find out how to make them in this suncatcher tutorial from thebestideasforkids.com. You can even use self-laminating pouches if you don’t want the kids playing with your machine!

Light up the night with pressed flower tealight holders

This fabulous pressed flower tealight tutorial from Hobbycraft will help to show your beautiful blooms in a whole new light.

You can do it with any old glass jar and a bit of watered down PVA. You could even decorate a glass vase to use with your fresh flowers!

Decorate regular rocks with pressed flowers

Are your garden rocks looking a bit plain? We’re only joking, but in all seriousness you can even decorate rocks with pressed flowers – Just see the free tutorial on instructables.

Use them for whatever you desire – this could be something as simple as a paperweight, adding charm to a garden feature or rockery, or as a memorial stone to remember a pet or loved one.

Impress your guests with these epic pressed flower lanterns

If you want to really show off your crafty skills and impress your friends and family, then you can’t go wrong with this amazing pressed flower lantern tutorial.

They look incredible during both day and night, and if you don’t have time for making your own lanterns from scratch you can always use the same technique on a pre-bought paper lantern.

Step 13 – add fine details to the flower painting

Discover your inner artist

Let your love of flowers start a spark of creativity with the help of our easy flower painting tutorial.

Create professional style pressed flower clay plaques

We love the creative thinking behind this project. You might expect to see this sort of clay plaque in a garden centre or fancy home store with an eye-watering price tag, but you can make these stylish pieces with some plants, air dry clay and a rolling pin – that’s it!

Take a look at the pressed flower clay plaque tutorial and see if it inspires you.

Embrace nature with pressed flower printed tote bags

Can’t wait until your flowers are pressed and dry? Then this pressed flower printed tote bag tutorial might just be perfect for you!

You speed up the process by using a hammer to press your flowers onto your tote bag (as well as getting rid of some of that pent-up frustration). As the flowers are still fresh, the pressure and moisture will create a print-like transfer onto your tote.

Fun play with pressed flower butterfly wings

Your little ones will love this creative project, especially if they dream of being flower fairies.

Using some simple craft supplies and contact paper (otherwise known as sticky-back plastic) you can make these wearable wings that will encourage your child’s imagination and love of nature. Find the free tutorial at woodlarkblog.com.

Fall in love with a pressed flower luminaria

Looking for a project for some relaxing crafting time? Make yourself one or more of these fantastic pressed flower luminarias.

They’re made with just some wax paper and copper tape, and they look bloomin marvellous! We think they’d make beautiful table decorations for a wedding or summer garden party, or simply just to enjoy at home. Find the free tutorial at heartandvine.com

Create spray wall art with pressed flowers

Your pressed flowers don’t always have to be the focus of your artwork – they can also be the tools to help you make your artwork!

We love the idea of using pressed flowers to create a silhouette, and it works brilliantly with the splattered spray paint effect. See how it’s done with the free tutorial from firstdayofhome.com.

Get scientific with pressed flower cyanotypes

If you like the idea of making prints using your pressed flowers, why not combine it with some photographic magic? Pressed flowers work particularly well, as being completely flat means you’ll get a clean crisp print.

Cyanotype printing is where you expose objects on a light-sensitive surface to the sun, creating a silhouette-style print. Find out more in our complete guide to cyanotype printing.

Fabulous fabric flowers

Transform scraps into beautiful blossoms with our free fabric flower patterns.

Enjoy your blooms forever with pressed flower art

Whether you’re a passionate gardener who wants to preserve your favourite flowers, or someone who just enjoys all things flora, creating your own pressed flower art is a great way of extending your enjoyment and bringing the beauty of nature into your home.

No garden? No problem!

Do you love flowers but don’t have space to grow your own (or the money to buy them from florists)? Then simply make your own with the help of our complete guide to paper flowers on Gathered.