Beautiful Pressed Flower Crafts (2026)

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If you haven’t worked with pressed flowers before, this is your sign to start! I’ve gathered my favorite pressed flower crafts from the blog, including DIY gifts, home decor, and keepsakes. You’ll find countless ways to elevate your crafts using pressed flowers.

Collage of pressed flower crafts, including DIY art, jewelry trinket trays, bookmarks, and home decor accents.

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How to Press Flowers

I’ve written extensively about how to press flowers and dry flowers on the blog. It’s one of my favorite hobbies, and I’ve learned a lot over the years through trial and error. Making your own dried flowers is very rewarding. It’s also a wonderful activity for the whole family, kids included.

Placing fresh pansies on blotting paper with cardboard underneath to prepare for pressing. — DIY Flower Press

If you plan to start pressing flowers as a hobby, I recommend buying a Microfleur flower press to use in the microwave (see discount below) or making a simple DIY flower press at home.

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Where to Buy Pressed Flowers Online

When you’re short on time or don’t have pretty flowers to pick at home, you can find great collections of pressed flowers online.

I’ve purchased several bundles myself when flowers aren’t in season. See some of my favorites below.

Shop for Pressed Flowers

Best Pressed Flower Crafts to Try

This collection of pressed flower crafts includes everything from wall art to pottery. Some projects are easy enough for young children to enjoy while others would make a great “craft night” activity for adults.

Pressed Flower Art Keepsake

Pressed flower wall art hanging on a wall above a cabinet.

When we first moved into our current home, I picked flowers from our garden and pressed them in the microwave to create an anniversary gift.

This pressed flower art uses a Microfleur microwave flower press, which is my go-to gadget for pressed flowers when I’m short on time.

Easy Pressed Flower Wall Art

Framed Pressed Flower Wall Art

Pressed flowers in a floating frame displayed as pressed flower art.

To add dimension to your pressed flower wall art, layer scrapbook paper or textured watercolor paper underneath your flowers. This gives a more cottage core or bohemian vibe to the artwork.

Framed Pressed Flower Art

Pressed Flower Bookmark Jars

Transparent mason jar sticker bookmark filled with pressed flowers.

This clear mason jar sticker makes the cutest pressed flower bookmark! Kids would have a blast preserving their pressed flower collection in these clear sticker jar shapes on a nature walk.

Visit the full tutorial to learn where to find the supplies.

Pressed Flower Bookmark Jars

Pressed Flower Acrylic Bookmark

Three pressed flower bookmarks laying on a book.

You can also decoupage dried flowers onto acrylic bookmark blanks for a more sophisticated look. These DIY pressed flower bookmarks make a great gift for book lovers.

I like to use flowers with a similar color scheme for each bookmark and color-coordinate the tassels.

Pressed Flower Acrylic Bookmark

Pressed Flower Stickers

Where are my bullet journal people? These pressed flower stickers use a clever hack to turn your pressed flowers into die-cut stickers you can save for later.

This would be a fun slumber party craft, girls' summer camp activity, or Girl Scout activity!

Pressed Flower Stickers

Flower Pounding Art

Ready to vent your frustrations? Grab a hammer, and “press” your flowers into watercolor paper to create unique pounded flower art. The results can be quite stunning.

I also have a flower-pounding video tutorial with more details.

Pounded Flower Art

Pressed Flower Jewelry Dish

Clay jewelry dish decorated with pressed flowers.

These clay jewelry dishes with pressed flowers have a sweet and sentimental feel. Any friend or family member would love to receive a custom trinket tray as a DIY gift.

If you’re new to using air-dry clay, this is also a great beginner project to develop basic sculpting skills.

Pressed Flower Jewelry Dish

Pressed Flower Lanterns

Trio of mini glass jars decorated with pressed flowers and twine.

This is the ultimate trash-to-treasure project! Save your yogurt jars to make these adorable pressed flower lanterns. This is a great example of using pressed flowers for decoupage projects.

Good Housekeeping included my tutorial in their list of the 50 best crafts for adults. What a nice surprise!

Pressed Flower Lanterns

Pressed Flower Wax Seals

Gift box wrapped with ribbon, pressed flowers, and wax seal.

Pressed flowers make a great accent for any craft using ribbons or bows. In this case, I made beautiful wax seals with pressed flowers to enhance my holiday gift wrapping.

This technique looks beautiful for wedding invitations too!

Pressed Flower Wax Seals

Pressed Flower Gift Tags

Three gift tags with script font paper and dried flowers in the shapes of hearts.

To dress up any of your handmade pressed-flower gifts, try making these beautiful dried flower gift tags. The romantic, vintage vibe is perfect for weddings, bridal showers, Valentine’s Day, and birthdays.

Dried Flower Gift Tags

Dried Flower Potpourri

Mixed floral potpourri with fragrance oil and wooden scoop.

Pressed flowers have the benefit of lying flat, making them perfect for cards, decoupage, or wall art. However, dried flowers can also have their place in your crafting toolbox. I made this scented dried flower potpourri using full blooms.

Dried Flower Potpourri

Pressed Flower Table Numbers

DIY Wedding Table Numbers in Gold Frame with Pressed Flowers

To dress up a wedding reception or bridal shower, try making these beautiful pressed flower table numbers.

You can get budget-friendly frames at Dollar Tree and apply the pressed flowers directly to the back of the glass. Add numbers to the front using a Cricut machine for a finishing touch.

Pressed Flower Table Numbers

Decoupage Heart with Dried Flowers

Two wood hearts decorated with decoupage and dried flowers.

Dried and pressed flowers also make great accents for decoupage projects. This decoupage heart with dried flowers looks great as a shelf sitter or tiered tray decor.

The script font background makes this heart perfect for a Valentine’s Day or Mother’s Day gift.

Decoupage Heart with Flowers

Air Dry Clay Ornaments

Pansy flower pressed onto clay ornament.

Make beautiful embossed ornaments using dried flowers and air dry clay. These unique handmade ornaments add a touch of nature to holiday decor, and both kids and adults will enjoy making them.

Pressed Flower Ornaments

Once you’ve mastered the art of pressing flowers, you can explore other methods of preserving three-dimensional blooms for shadow boxes, sachets, or home decor.

This YouTube video covers five methods for drying flowers and is one of my most-watched tutorials: