Squashing Flowers, Squeezing Leaves : A Nature Press and Book and Envelo

There's a popular misconception that all pressed flower crafts are fussy and precious beyond words. We aim to squelch that ugly rumor once and for all.Squashing Flowers, Squeezing Leaves has specific how-to's of nature collecting, including what plants to look for and when to look for them. Bound onto the back of the book is a three-panel nature press. Spread your greenery between the panels, use the included extra-wide rubber bands to hold the press shut and (here's the hard part) wait impatiently for two to four weeks.In the press, flowers and leaves become delicate, paper-thin and beautiful in a new and amazing way. Although lovely when fresh, once pressed they are long-lasting and useful for all kinds of decorating projects. Lampshades, thumbtacks, light switches, candles, placemats, fridge magnets, sun catchers, lunch boxes...the project list is tremendous. We supply any hard-to-find craft materials inside the book; everything else is in your backyard or kitchen junk drawer.Illustrated with gorgeous full-color photography and instructional drawings, Squashing Flowers comes dangerously close to being a work of sheer, overKlutz Press Staff is the author of 'Squashing Flowers, Squeezing Leaves : A Nature Press and Book and Envelo', published 2001 under ISBN 9780613790789 and ISBN 0613790782.