Pressed flower on stem

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The Common Framer
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Pressed flower on stem

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Hi

Guess a small dap of something sticky only option? This is a pressed flower and stem of the tiny kind!
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Re: Pressed flower on stem

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a few dabs of silicon :)
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Jamesnkr

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The traditional route would be to use strips of paper pasted over the stems.

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Re: Pressed flower on stem

Post by Not your average framer »

Silicone does not sound promising to me! Most silicone sealers and adhesives release acetic acid as part of the curing process. Plant fibres contain cellulose and acetic acid attacks cellulsoe.
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Roboframer

Re: Pressed flower on stem

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I'd most likely give it a Melinex overlay on to alpharag artcare mount board, possibly encapsulation. Either method would help hold it together for longer but the overlay method would protect it from itself a bit.
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