Preserving the Beautiful Flowers we grow

Recently the Pine Ridge Garden Club here in Macon, Georgia held a workshop during a regular monthly meeting to show everyone how to preserve the lovely flowers that we all enjoy.

The Workshop leader had instructed us on what to bring. Single petal flowers such as Pansy Blooms work best for this type of Art, which the Leader had labeled "Frustration Art." This name is considered appropriate because you take a hammer to beat the flowers. Step One is to lay the flower or flowers face down on a muslin type cloth.

Step Two involves placing masking tape on the back side of the flowers. Of course the muslin is placed on a board so that you can beat the Masking Tape with a hammer.

Step Three which is the fun part involves striking the hammer quite briskly on the masking tape.

Step Four requires that you remove the Masking Tape. Now you have a cloth with your Flower Art. Of course this is a sample. You can use a larger piece of cloth and frame the result to develop a "Frustration Art" Gallery to display in your own home. Of course this Art Work could be also used for Gifts.

Step Five - Enjoy the results.