Scrapbooks are also called memory books and what better way to blossom your memories then flowers themselves. Whether it is a flower from your prom dress, or the one from your wedding or just a dried up leaf from your garden tree, or the house you just left, or the garden you just visited, or from some memorable outdoor trip, there are certain ways to store these special memories in your scrapbook. Some people may use these flowers for decorating their dull scrapbooks too. It just needs a little concentration, some preparation and some patience.
The first step is to take the flower that needs to be pasted. Place the flower on a paper. The paper should be absorbent so that it readily soaks up all the liquids of the flower (the nectar mostly) and it should be acid-free so that the paper should not harm the flower.
Cover the flower with another paper or just fold the paper over. The flower should be covered from both sides so that its liquids can be finely absorbed. Place the covered flower on an even surface so that it does not break or wither and then put some weight on it. Heavy books e.g. phone books and other heavy but even surfaced objects may be useful.
The next step is to wait. Leave the flower, with the weight, for at least a week so that all its liquids are soaked by the paper and the leaf becomes completely dry. Check after every few days or so until the flower is completely dried and pressed flat. When the flower is completely dry, it is ready for use. A dried up flower can be identified by its paper-like, fragile appearance.
Then take the dried flowers and place them on the scrapbook as desired. Graceful and vivid looking flowers are best suited for pasting in scrapbooks.
Align single flowers in their desired place and put glue along the stem so that it sticks to its place and then gently press the flower onto the glue for proper sticking.
To stick small bunches of flowers; glue them together on a bright-colored ribbon or tie them together by embroidery floss. And then glue the ribbon or the thread to the place where required.
After sticking the flowers into place, put sheets of transparency plastic on top of the flowers and glue the sheets to the scrapbook pages. The sheets will ensure that the flowers remain in the desired position.
Sticking flowers to the scrapbook pages add a pretty and elegant look to scrapbooks. They may be used as memoirs, journals, gifts, or even as menus (believe me, it touches you).
You can avoid the extra work of collecting and processing your own flowers however. You can buy ready made scrapbooking flowers from dinglefoot scrapbooking supplies.
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