craftgrrl | ... saving flowers & using them in a mixed media project ... (Reply)

I went to my great aunt's funeral today.

I took some of her flowers home with me. I would like to make something for my grandmother with them - I'm thinking of surrounding a picture of my aunt with them, but I'm open to suggestions. :)

But what's the best way of preserving them? I wouldn't mind pressing them, but whenever I see pressed flowers they seem to have lost their color and look icky (unless they're roses, and even then, they only look "okay" if they're dark). I tried waxing roses, but apparently I'm not doing it correctly and I don't really want to try it again on these flowers, since they're the only ones I have.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

~Kissy of the throbbing tooth...