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Victorian Pressed Flowers
The delicate art of pressing flowers dates back to our
Victorian ancestors and was very fashionable among the
ladies of that era. This gentle art evolved, producing
modern drying techniques and chemicals for color retention.
Your pressed flowers will resemble a delicate painting.
These designs can become precious family mementos or
heirlooms that can be enjoyed for generations.
First, we photograph your bouquet for a reference. Then we delicately preserve each flower, petal by petal with chemicals
to ensure color retention. Next comes eight weeks of drying under continual pressure in our professional presses. Then once you’ve selected your frame, we open the press to reveal hundreds of colorful petals destined to comprise one
keepsake. Our designers then recreate your arrangement, breathing motion and life into them. Then it’s all arranged on a museum conservation mat or fabric of your choice. Finally,
non-glare glass is placed over your keepsake and then framed for years of enjoyment.
Visit our online gallery to see examples.
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Freeze Dried Flowers
The basic principal of freeze-drying is a vacuum chamber that
slowly extracts water from the flowers. The fresh flowers are flash frozen then loaded in the freeze-drier and sealed for a period of about 10 –15 days. This process retains the original shape and color of the flower. Chemical
sealants are used to preserve color, shape, and to minimize environmental damage. The result… your flowers will retain their beauty as if frozen in time as a
lasting memento.
We begin by taking a picture of your flowers. Then the
arrangement is delicately separated and each flower hydrated, chemically treated, flash frozen and then the drying process begins. Once the flowers are dried and you’ve made your keepsake selection, we recreate your original
arrangement or create a miniature to place in your chosen keepsake container.
Visit our online gallery to see examples.
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