9 (23 cm) Max Microwave Flower Press Kit for Pressing Flowers and Making Pressed Flowers

I absolutely love this thing! So glad I went ahead and got the 9inch instead of the smaller one. I am able to press just about any type of flower you can think of, even roses are a piece of cake! I’ve been buying bouquets during every trip to the supermarket because I love trying the different kinds of flowers. My diy ideas and crafts have been taken to a whole new level. The flowers retain vibrant colors and the end results are beautiful as long as you follow the directions. I’m kicking myself for not buying this sooner. I honestly hesitated because of the price, but now that I’ve made the commitment I’m realizing it’s worth so much more! Highly recommend!

Fast and so easy. My pics are from my first try, and you can see I wasnt perfect, but it was so much better than waiting weeks to dress a flower. The directions are great (and warn you against doing different types of flowers at once like I did) and include a bunch of tips. Not sure if its worth the money yet but Im optimistic!

It works- you have to microwave it a couple times and figure out what works but the smell it gives off is fowl. I had to literally open the windows because it smelled so bad. I guess that’s what happens when you microwave flowers and the misrule out of them but I’m disappointed no one mentioned this to me before!!!

I love this press! This is my first time using a flower press of any type (other than pressing flowers between pages in a book) and this press is fantastic. I picked flowers, placed them in the press, and about 5 minutes later (heating intervals of 10 and 20 seconds, with 10-20 second rest periods in between) I have paper-like flowers ready to be set in resin!!! My pink flowers turned a deep purple, but still beautiful.

I LOVEEEEEEE this flower press! It works amazing. I was able to press all different kinds of flowers! Even wild flowers I picked off the side of the road! What used to take me forever. Like WEEKS now takes me only seconds! Save so much time and is a great value for the money spent!! Highly recommend! Also suggest watching YouTube!!

My husband is getting into drying leaves and flowers for his artwork. We saw this on a home decorating show used to make affordable art with on-sale frames. It sure beats waiting months for some flowers to dry! Plus, if you smash one wrong, youll see it in a few minutes and can most often collect another for drying. :) At first, he ended up charring some flowers and leaves because he heated them too long at one time in the microwave, like 1.5 minutes. Its better to do it in shorter increments, maybe 30 seconds, and keep checking them. Basically, follow the directions. Also, if you leave them a little damp after microwaving, thicker flowers may curl up slightly upon air drying, which may not be an entirely undesirable effect. We love this product!

I purchased this item purely for lack of alternative. My husband and I got married last weekend in a very small civil ceremony (thanks COVID), and the one thing we wanted to do well was saving the bouquet. We found someone on Etsy who could press it into art if we overnighted the flowers while they were fresh. Well, while the florist timed our flowers perfectly for the ceremony, by the next morning when I was going to ship them they were already starting to look tired; when I found out the overnight shipping was going to cost $120, I decided to just order a flower press and do my best. This was the only one amazon had for “delivery by 8am tomorrow.” I hadn’t pressed flowers since elementary school and was skeptical of a microwave method, but decided to give it a chance. I think that, for my skill level (aka, zero skill), this was an exceptional outcome. I was working primarily with very thick flowers (mostly roses, I think some marigold? Etc) and in a traditional press, I think they would have been lost to moisture before being fully pressed. Because the microwave dries the flowers out, there’s no opportunity for moisture damage. I assume you could burn the flowers, but I didn’t have any of mine burn. And, because it works in a matter of minutes, my slightly-wilting flowers actually came out as well as I would have expected for fresh flowers. I’m eager to try this with some fresher flowers and see how that goes, but in the meantime, I’ve attached some pictures. Remember that I have zero experience before this project, so things like folded petals are my own doing. A few quick tips: 1) The instructions encourage you to prep the panels before the first use (spray some water, microwave briefly); the way it’s worded it sounds like it means the first time you use it, but I did it before each day (I pressed across two days due to time constraints). I wonder if this is why I didn’t experience any burning. It only adds 30 seconds to the process, and I suspect it’s what they meant to recommend. 2) I found I could tell whether flowers were dry based on whether there was any moisture on the plastic panels when I opened them. I started with 20 seconds, opened, wiped down panels, let steam out, re-sealed, another 20 seconds, repeat. Eventually I worked down to 10 second bursts as things got close. When the flowers were dry, the panels would no longer have visible moisture when I opened them to wipe. I was repeatedly surprised when moisture kept coming out even though I thought they were done (or close to done)! 3) if you’re dealing with roses or similar, I personally found it best to deconstruct the flower. I did some large petals on their own, to go behind the flower once I arranged it; or I pulled out the center of the rose and pressed that alone on its side, or pressed the outer layers by themselves. I found that most of the thick flowers that I tried to press whole wouldn’t fall flat well, but deconstructed flowers looked whole once finished. This sort of advice is probably already out there if you’re familiar with flower pressing, but I thought I’d mention just in case!

I was totally surprised at how easy this was to use and how the colors of the flowers stayed true to the freshly picked blooms.

In the week after my wedding, I wasn’t ready to throw out my bouquet and also had no idea what to do with it. Found this press & starting microwaving the flowers in batches. Love how this turned out. Color maintained and sturdy enough to pin in a shadow box. Pricey, but worth it.

Ive been pressing flowers for years and have tried so many techniques including using tiles in the microwave. So flowers turned out and most didnt. Most lost their color during the process. Ive been wanting to try this Microfleur for months but it was just to costly. I finally gave in and got the 9x9 and am so happy that I did. If you follow the instructions (and watch some YouTube videos) its very easy. These flowers were from my morning walk and my first time using the Microfleur. I cant believe how vibrant the colors are. Hoping they dont fade too quickly. I have so many projects where I use pressed flowers and Ive even purchased some before. But now that I can quickly & easily press my own, theres no stopping me!