Caring for Your Floral Art Piece
Before you receive your art piece we will make sure to send you out details of how to care for it and where best to place it in your home. We will ensure that you have all the information you need throughout the process. But we are aware many of you will still have questions, therefore, below we have listed some answers to the most Frequently Asked Questions we get. If you have any other queries that aren’t answered below, reach out to us via our contact page and we will get back to you within 24 hours.
FAQs
Do some flowers press better than others?
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Yes, some flowers do press better than others. This can be because of their size, shape or colour. But we will assess your flowers beforehand and do our best to ensure that your flowers come out of the press in the best form, no matter the flower. Any flower will come out of the press looking different from how they looked going in, but this is normal. The colour of flowers will lighten or deepen overtime, this is a natural part of the pressed flower cycle and this beautiful evolution process will vary depending on the flower type.
Will the flowers fade?
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As the flowers in your artwork are real they will naturally fade overtime. However, there is techniques to slow this fading down. For example, picking flowers in your bouquet that hold colour best- like purple and red flowers- will help keep the colours bold as well as shipping them to us promptly so we receive them as fresh as possible and press them while they are at their peak quality. Alternatively, if you decide to opt in for colour correction to be used on your blooms, this will brighten the petals for a longer period. Finally, placing your art in a suitable area will reduce fading too.
Where should I avoid placing my art?
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Artwork should not be placed in direct sunlight to maintain colour. Also do not place in a humid area like near a shower, or above a fireplace, as the heat and humidity will also damage the preservation.
You can reach us anytime via our contact page on here, our instagram @pressedfloralcreations or email us pressedfloralcreations@gmail.com. We aim to respond quickly— within one business day.
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How can I contact you?
We can use colour correction on your flowers but the decision is up to you. Once your florals are pressed we will show you how they’ve turned out and if we think they would benefit from colour correction, allowing you to make the final decision of whether to go ahead with it or not. Colour correction is the method of restoring or enhancing the colour of your flowers once they come out of the press.
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Do you use Colour Correction?
It is possible for us to press an all white bouquet but we will let you know beforehand that typically white colours will change and fade the most during the pressing process and afterwards. This is as white flowers have the least amount of natural pigment to help hold their colour. They are also very delicate and so often their colours will fade to more cream, yellow or brown shades. We will try to prevent this by deconstructing some flowers before going into the press if necessary and regularly changing the papers in the press. However, we think this natural process is still extremely beautiful and your bouquet will turn out lovely, despite not being bright white, but if you’d like we can use colour correction to try recreate the flowers original appearance.