Valentines Day Remembrance

We often do not know what a day will bring.  My heart has been

profoundly touched by this story.

This is why I preserve flowers....because sometimes the

flowers we receive are too precious to just let turn to dust.

These are Valentines Day Flowers 

Roses, Alstromeria, Sweet William, Dyed Hydrangea,

Dyed Statice and a few different leaves.

Two days later, the giver of the flowers, the husband, passed away.

The coworkers of the wife brought the flowers to me for preservation.

I wept as I pressed the flowers, but am very happy that I had the privilege of 
preserving them so that she is able to have them forever.

  

The flowers are presented on an ivory background

and in an 8x10" barnwood frame.

When I came across these heart shaped petals down inside the roses, 

I was thrilled and knew they would be part of the design! 

A Rose Petal Pendant was made from one of the perfect rose petals.

Thank you, Andrea, for the honor and the pleasure of preserving these precious

flowers for your friend. ~Annie, Pressed Garden 

All Floral Preservation Art by: Annie Smith, Pressed Garden, LLC, Austin, TX