How It Works
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Pre-Book Your Bouquet Preservation
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Contact Us: Complete our contact form to secure your date. Indicate your preference for a pressed bouquet and the desired frame size.
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Contract and Deposit: Based on your style and size specifications, we’ll forward a contract. Confirm your booking with a signed contract and a $150 deposit.
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Flexible Delivery Options
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Delivery Methods: Choose between drop-off, shipping, or pickup (fees may apply)
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Timing: Deliver your bouquet within 5 days post-event to ensure freshness and quality. The bouquet must be kept in water and in good condition upon receipt.
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Payment: The remaining balance is due before we begin the drying process.
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Expert Drying Process
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Pressing: Upon receiving your bouquet, we carefully deconstruct it and press each bloom.
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Drying Time: Different flower varieties have varying drying times. The entire drying process takes approximately 4-6 weeks.
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Updates: We’ll keep you informed once your bouquet is completely dry.
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Frame Colour, Background, and Design
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Consultation: Once drying is complete, we’ll update you on the results.
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Customization: Confirm your frame colour from our 7 modern options, choose between a floating frame or matte background, and finalize the design/layout for your pressed piece.
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Guidance: We’ll guide you through every step of the decision-making process.
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Creating Your Piece
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Reconstruction: We will glue back together your flowers.
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Adding Pigment: If necessary, we will add pigment to your florals to achieve a more desirable colour.
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Laying Out: We will arrange your pressed bouquet on the background paper or glass.
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Gluing: We will glue your piece onto the background using high-quality archival glue to ensure its longevity.
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Framing
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Final Step: Frame and seal your pressed art piece.
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Homecoming Ready
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Completion: After approximately 4 months, your custom-preserved bouquet art piece will be ready to grace your home.
01
Pre-Book Your Bouquet Preservation
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Contact Us: Secure your date by completing our contact form, specifying your desire for resin preservation and the preferred shape and size.
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Contract and Deposit: Based on your style and size specifications, we’ll forward a contract. Confirm your booking with a signed contract and a $150 deposit.
02
Flexible Delivery Options
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Delivery Methods: Choose between drop-off, shipping, or pickup (fees may apply)
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Timing: Deliver your bouquet within 5 days post-event to ensure freshness and quality. The bouquet must be kept in water and in good condition upon receipt.
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Payment: The remaining balance is due before we begin the drying process.
03
Expert Drying Process
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Preserving: Upon receipt, we carefully deconstruct your bouquet and place each bloom in silica gel to dry.
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Drying Time: Different flower varieties dry at different speeds. The complete drying process takes 4-6 weeks.
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Updates: We’ll keep you informed once your bouquet is completely dry.
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Resin Layout and Design
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Consultation: Once drying is complete, we’ll update you on the results and discuss the design of your piece based on your flowers and chosen shape.
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Design Options: Most shapes allow for either a central design with negative space around the outside or a design starting from a corner with negative space at the top. We’ll provide recommendations and help you select the best option for your flowers.
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Resin Work
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Pouring: After confirming your layout, we will begin the resin pouring process. Our pieces take anywhere from 8 to 16 thin layers of resin to coat your flowers. We pour one layer a day.
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Finishing: Once the piece is completed, we let it dry for about a week.
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Finishing Touches
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Demolding: Once the piece is fully dry, we demold it.
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Sanding: Each piece is carefully sanded.
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Top-Coat: If necessary, after sanding we will apply a top coat to improve any imperfections.
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Polish: Our final step is always giving each piece a nice polish.
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Homecoming Ready
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Completion: After approximately 4 months, your custom-preserved bouquet art piece will be ready to grace your home.