How to Press Flowers & Leaves Instantly With a Microwave Oven

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Use a microwave oven to quickly preserve flowers, leaves, and other botanicals from the garden to use as crafts or save as keepsakes.

Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 40

Total Time: 1

Makes: 1 set

Cost: $20.00

On a dry day, gather flowers, leaves, stems, and seed pods from garden.
Remove any diseased or moldy matter.
Slice or cut as needed to allow specimens to lay flat.
Place each item individually between sheets of absorbent paper or fabric.
Place in microwave press.
Microwave on medium for 20 seconds, check, and repeat until desired dryness is achieved.

You can also dry flowers and leaves instantly using an iron by sandwiching the botanicals between pieces of fabric.