Covers all aspects of the art of pressing flowers, leaves, seeds, and grasses.

The art of using pressed flower materials to create pictures and designs has been popular throughout history in cultures around the world. Acclaimed artist W. Eugene Burkhart Jr. passes on the craft in this handy, full-color how-to guide, sharing information on tools and materials, detailed step-by-step instructions and photographs that demonstrate basic skills, an assortment of projects, patterns and design ideas, tips for choosing the right frame, and more. Hidden lay-flat spiral binding for easy use.

The state-of-the-art techniques described in this book show you how to preserve nearly every flower--wild or cultivated--with incredible lifelike brilliance and then how to create glorious pressed-flower designs to delight the imagination and the eye.

Full-color, illustrated instructions for creating over forty dried and pressed floral designs and projects.

This guide to producing quality pressed flower crafts includes bound-in press boards, rubber bands, acetate sheets, copper foil tape, self-adhesive laminate, and an envelope for storing pressed flowers. Full-color illustrations.