When my husband’s dad passed away at the end of last year, I saved a flower from one of the bouquets at his service and pressed it so it could be framed.

After pressing for a week, I then set the pieces aside for several weeks before framing to make sure it was completely dry.

The full rose was too thick to fit in the frame so I pulled the petals off the stem and used only a few with the most color. Using glue dots, I arranged the petals on the back side of the insert that came in the frame. I regret not using an ivory or sage green cardstock as the background as I’m not fond of the stark white. But, I didn’t want to destroy the flower trying to remove it, so it is what it is.

I thought it was a pretty reminder of my husband’s dad to keep by his bedside. It would look nice mixed in a wall collage next to photos of his dad, as well, which I might try someday.

How pretty would it be to do something like this in a larger frame with flowers from a wedding bouquet? My bouquet is crumbling in a plastic bin in the basement. I would have loved for it to have been preserved in a frame where it could have been displayed all these years. I’m keeping that idea in the memory bank for when my daughter gets married.

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