Pressed Flower Candle DIY - Welcome Home

By A Mystery Man Writer

Last updated 07 Jul 2024

Pressed Flower Candle DIY - Welcome Home

This stunning candle is completely customizable, and the perfect gift for any mother or any of the special women in your life. Choose her favorite flowers and get started! Cut a rectangle piece of cardboard. Lay a piece of parchment on top that is the same size. Fold in half like a book, so the cardboard is on the outside. Trim to a size that can fit on your microwave turntable. Open the book, then place the flowers on one side of the parchment, leaving space between each flower. Close the book, lay on your microwave turntable, and place a heavy microwave-safe dish on top. Microwave at 50% power for 45 seconds. Check on the flowers. They are done when they are almost completely flat, and the petals are semi-transparent, but not burned. Continue to microwave in 15-30 second increments, until dried and pressed. More delicate flowers will be done after about a minute, but bigger, thicker flowers will take another minute or two. Immediately, carefully remove the flowers from the parchment. Light the small candle (this can be any extra candle, as we’re only using it for the flame). Place a flower on the pillar candle and hold in […]