With the digital age, there are less and less printed pictures than there were even 50 years ago. One of the photos I love is a picture of my great-grandmother, my grandfather and my great aunt. It’s such a sweet image and I wanted to honor it in a modern way and make a framed dried flower vintage photo collage in a beautiful frame. The dried flowers end a pretty and special touch. With the right embellishment and framing, photos themselves can become a work of art. I decided to give my photo a current look by creating a dried flower embellished vintage photo for a keepsake.
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To Create this Dried Flower Embellished Project you’ll Need:
-A reproduction copy of your vintage image, don’t use the original copy
-Dried pressed flowers
-Glue Dots
-Cardstock
-Frame
Create a Reproduction Print of Your Photo or Artwork
Because the dried flowers florals stick partially right to the image, it’s best to use a reproduction print and not an original ( I reproduced my print by taking a photo of it with my phone and sending it to a photo center to print. ).
Pre-Arrange the Dried Flowers
Before adhering the flowers, arrange them on the photo to get the right layout. Once the flowers are placed on the glue dots, it’s hard to remove them without breaking. You can press your own dried flowers of buy them in packets online.
Adhere the Photo and Dried Flowers with Glue Dots
Using the glue dots, stick the image to a piece of cardstock. I centered mine so I could place the dried flowers around it. If you think you want to reuse the photo later, use reusable glue dots instead of permanent ones.
Place and Secure the Flowers
Use tweezers to place the flowers carefully if you find they are hard to handle without breaking.
Layer the Flowers for a Bouquet Look
It seemed to be an easier technique to stick the glue dots down first and then stick the dried flowers on top. Layer the flowers on top of each other and vary the colors and sizes. Once the flowers are pressed down, the custom vintage dried floral art work is ready to frame and display.
My dried flower embellished photo returned beautifully framed with all of the dried flowers. It’s really an heirloom.
I really love the end result. I displayed my framed art in the gorgeous wood frame on our fireplace mantel where our family can enjoy it. My kids have already asked who the people are in the photo, and it’s been fun to explain how they are related. I love that the flowers and gorgeous frame make it more special than just putting it in a frame and hanging it on the wall.
To press your own dried flowers for your projects, see this post here.
