Microfleur – Max Microwave Flower Press Refill Pack – Floral Artwork Crafting Accent, Inventive Urgent, DIY Handicrafts Creations for Plant Lovers, Substitute Washable Cotton Liners – 9″ (23 cm)

Quick way to press flowers
This works for pressing flowers quickly. This lady batch on the video I put in the microwave for 30 seconds. I think it’s better to do 20 seconds and then repeat if needed to prevent any browning of petals, which happened this time. Also next time I think I’ll do all big pieces together or all small delicate flowers. I like this. It’s so easy to use and works.

Especially good if your flowers aren’t as fresh as you’d like!
I purchased this item purely for lack of alternative. My husband and I got married last weekend in a very small civil ceremony (thanks COVID), and the one thing we wanted to do well was saving the bouquet. We found someone on Etsy who could press it into art if we overnighted the flowers while they were fresh.Well, while the florist timed our flowers perfectly for the ceremony, by the next morning when I was going to ship them they were already starting to look tired; when I found out the overnight shipping was going to cost $120, I decided to just order a flower press and do my best. This was the only one amazon had for “delivery by 8am tomorrow.” I hadn’t pressed flowers since elementary school and was skeptical of a microwave method, but decided to give it a chance.I think that, for my skill level (aka, zero skill), this was an exceptional outcome. I was working primarily with very thick flowers (mostly roses, I think some marigold? Etc) and in a traditional press, I think they would have been lost to moisture before being fully pressed.Because the microwave dries the flowers out, there’s no opportunity for moisture damage. I assume you could burn the flowers, but I didn’t have any of mine burn. And, because it works in a matter of minutes, my slightly-wilting flowers actually came out as well as I would have expected for fresh flowers.I’m eager to try this with some fresher flowers and see how that goes, but in the meantime, I’ve attached some pictures. Remember that I have zero experience before this project, so things like folded petals are my own doing.A few quick tips:1) The instructions encourage you to prep the panels before the first use (spray some water, microwave briefly); the way it’s worded it sounds like it means the first time you use it, but I did it before each day (I pressed across two days due to time constraints). I wonder if this is why I didn’t experience any burning. It only adds 30 seconds to the process, and I suspect it’s what they meant to recommend.2) I found I could tell whether flowers were dry based on whether there was any moisture on the plastic panels when I opened them. I started with 20 seconds, opened, wiped down panels, let steam out, re-sealed, another 20 seconds, repeat. Eventually I worked down to 10 second bursts as things got close. When the flowers were dry, the panels would no longer have visible moisture when I opened them to wipe. I was repeatedly surprised when moisture kept coming out even though I thought they were done (or close to done)!3) if you’re dealing with roses or similar, I personally found it best to deconstruct the flower. I did some large petals on their own, to go behind the flower once I arranged it; or I pulled out the center of the rose and pressed that alone on its side, or pressed the outer layers by themselves. I found that most of the thick flowers that I tried to press whole wouldn’t fall flat well, but deconstructed flowers looked whole once finished. This sort of advice is probably already out there if you’re familiar with flower pressing, but I thought I’d mention just in case!

Gets the job done
There is definitely a learning curve to this product.People who have issues with items burning are probably using thicker, more “wet” flowers – in which case I have found shorter continual bursts to work.I’ve also found that certain flowers press differently at different positions on the board. Items around the perimeter, and not directly under the vent holes do better. And items in the dead center tend to take much longer so i’ve begun to avoid that area altogether.Highly recommend though.

Worked so well!
It was so easy and fast. I was able to preserve funeral flowers and give them as a gift within weeks instead of months.

I have used this several times now to dry flowers which I use in resin and has worked brilliantly. It takes a bit of time to get use to the timings depending on the flowers, but I have found this is a great addition to my resin making for using fresh flowers.

J’ai acheté directement deux recharges de feutres avec tissus pour pouvoir préparer d’autres fleurs pendant que les premières sont au micro ondes ou prennent l’air. Attention toutes les fleurs ne se sèchent pas toujours bien. Ce n’est pas un problème avec l’appareil mais la nature des fleurs ou le temps au micro ondes. Faites vos propres expériences….