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AGAIN VISIT US AT
mymassappeal.com.
DIY THURSDAY.
WE ARE JOINED BY LINDA FLYNN
FROM FLORIDA LEE AND WE ARE
MAKING PRESSED PO TAN CALS.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
PRESSED PO TAN CALS.
WE START WITH THE FLOWERS.
THEY LAST A WEEK OR TWO BUT THEY
LAST FOREVER.
WHICH ONE WOULD YOU LIKE
ASHLEY TO CUT?
START WITH THE PURPLE.
CUT HERE?
ON A SCALE OF 1-10 HOW HARD
IS IT?
THIS IS VERY SIMPLE.
I HAVE DONE THIS WITH SMALL
CHILDREN AND IT IS EASY TO DO.
WHEN YOU PRESS THEM WHAT YOU
WANT TO DO IF AT HOME YOU DON'T
HAVE A FLOWER CREST YOU WANT
PRESSURE AND AIRFLOW.
YOU CAN PUT IT IN A BOOK OR WARM
ROOM.
IT TAKES TWO WEEKS FOR THEM TO
FLATTEN OUT.
WHAT ABOUT OLD TEXTBOOKS?
THOSE WORK GREAT, TOO.
IF YOU HAVE CORRUGATED
CARDBOARD CUT THAT UP AND PUT IT
WITH EVEN XEROX PAPER.
HOW DO WE PRESS NOW YOU ARE
MAKING A SANDWICH.
YOU HAVE PAPER ON THE BOTTOM AND
TOP AND CARDBOARD AND PRESSURE
AND I HAVE GOT A PRESS THAT I
PUT THEM IN YOU CAN USE
TEXTBOOKS.
AND AIRFLOW IS THE KEY.
YEAH, YOU WANT TO KEEP IT IN
A WARM PLACE.
DON'T PUT IT IN ANY PLACE COLD
OR IN THE GARAGE.
KEEP IT WARM.
WHEN YOU TAKE IT OUT OF THE
PRESS, THESE WILL --
LOOK LIKE THIS.
THAT IS GORGEOUS.
THAT'S AMAZING.
THIS IS JOHNNY JUMP UP.
JOHNNY JUMP UP.
BABY'S BREATH.
GO TO YOUR LOCAL STORE YOU CAN
GROW IT IN YOUR YARD.
IN THE SPRINGTIME PERFECT THING
TO PRESS.
THE COLOR STAYS.
EVERY FLOWER IS DIFFERENT.
RED DOES WELL, BLUE DOES WELL.
THE NEXT STEP IF WE WANT TO
MAKE SOMETHING THAT LOOKS LIKE
THE PICTURE FRAMES YOU HAVE
ALREADY MADE IT'S A CUT AND
PASTE?
NOT TOO MUCH MORE CUTTING.
YOU USE TOOTH PICKS.
I USE AN ARCHIVAL GROUP BECAUSE
I AM DOING THINGS THAT WILL LAST
A LONG TIME.
YOU CAN USE ELMER GLUE.
THESE ARE GLUED IN.
YOU CAN TAKE THAT ONE.
I WILL TAKE THIS.
DO I PUT THE ARCHIVAL GLUE
THERE?
NO.
YOU PUT IT ON THE BACK.
PUT IT ON THE BACKSIDE.
PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT AND
GIVE IT A PRESS.
I AM GOING TO PUT IT RIGHT
HERE.
PUT THIS ON HERE.
WANT TO GIVE THAT A LITTLE
PRESS VERY GENTLY.
HOW ABOUT WE PICK THIS UP