Quick drying for already pressed flowers and plants 

Sometimes, when the weather is bad and rainy, there is a lot of moisture in the air, then traditional drying methods may not be enough to get rid of the moisture in the plants.If you don't act in time, they may start getting moldy and they will be of no use.

  Ironing   

If you have used sheets of paper, tissue or kitchen towels to separate the plants in your book, you can easily (but gently) pull them out. Prepare an ironing board or a free place on the table. Set the iron to the lowest heat. Like if you were ironing silk. No steam and no extra water. We don't want any more water in our flowers. Press the iron on the paper with the flowers inside. Hold for 5 seconds. Try to have a look inside. Make several attempts for a few seconds. You have to decide for yourself whether to dry completely or just warm up a little. Different plants react differently. Sometimes everything sticks to the paper. You have to throw it away. Sometimes an iron that is too hot burns the plants. Happens too. Try, test and draw conclusions.

 

Micowave   

If the flowers and plants were dried without a sheet of paper towels - you can try the microwave method. If the book fits in the microwave. Remember - pay attention to the materials used in the construction of the book - whether there are metal parts, multiple varnished pages or a laminated cover. Use short bursts to reheat for no more than 1 minute. If you can, shorter. Check the effects every time, you don't have to dry them to a crisp right away - just warm the book.

 

Pet heating pad

Like I wrote above - the key is to warm the book. The method that works for me in winter is the pet heating mat. It is such a flat mat with flat heaters inside. This is a great invention for our pets - it does not overheat, maintains the temperature, some models have a timer. I put books on the mat and it's ready - sometimes I check the condition of the plants, turn the books over, check that the covers are not overheating.