Pressed Blue Hydrangeas – The secret to capturing these lovely shades of watercolor-like blues and greens is letting the flowers begin to age before you pick them for pressing. When the petals are streaked with many shades of blue and green, and have a papery feel, they are ready to press. Blossoms of hydrangea pressed too soon will quickly brown. I don’t use microwave heat to press hydrangeas, pressing between the pages of older books works best. These beautiful hydrangeas are a little preview of Spring in the midst of Winter.
MINDING MY P'S WITH Q 
these are fantastic, Timeless lady.
do you seal them?
and this was a nice dose of spring right now – so thanks for it….
love the heart shape too
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I do seal them at times with a product I bought by a caseload several years ago. It is book cover material, much like library book coverings. It has a low tack. It is very clear and soft. Years ago I sold hundreds of greeting cards made of pressed flowers through craft shows. I also sold them on the counter of the family hardware store. Nowadays, I only make them for special occasions. These hydrangeas will be moved around and photographed several times for clip art. After I took the photo I saw a few little leaves that are not attached to the main heart. I’ll shift all these around again today, play around a bit, and take more photos. Eventually they will be used for cards, etc., maybe even a framed heart for a room. They will fade quickly though, once they are in the light they lose that beautiful blue. Photographing them makes them timeless.
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well thanks for sharing – and wow – you must be good at this if you sold them like that – and I bet they were truly beautiful custom pieces….
have a great day
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If I was good it was because I was diligent at the time. I still love to work with the pressed flowers, but I don’t think I could ever press and create so many again.
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Kathy,
You have got the creative bug again. I am enjoying reading about this. I have never like hydrangeas as a flower until recently- the petal shapes are amazing.
Susie
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I like the shape also Susie, and the color of the flowers as they age…they are more beautiful as they grow older.
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I made a similar design using red geraniums, first drying them as single flowerlets. I think you would find them fun as well. The hydrangeas are lovely!
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Thanks…I’ve always struggled to press geraniums…They always seem to brown or become streaked whatever technique I use…how did you press them?
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