Hi Kristen! Sorry to hear that it didn’t work for you! I didn’t have any issues with our laminators (we’ve done this on three separate ones) but we used fairly thin flowers. Maybe flatten them with a book first or press them for a few days and then laminate?

Hi Mary Kay!

We laminated the flowers right after we collected them. They lasted for quite awhile (most of the summer) but they did fade, ours were kept in a window that got full sun all day everyday so that may have been a factor. Our laminator is just a basic one so it was easy for the kids to use a hole punch with it. I think that you could put paper with them to make bookmarks but I’d recommend pressing and drying them a bit more first if you want them to last. I think the moisture from the flowers with the paper could cause some longevity issues.

Hope that helps! ~Lisette

I’m interested in making these for a summer camp craft. Could you possible answer a few questions for me?
1. Can you laminate the flowers immediately?
2. Do the flowers fade with time?
3. Do you think you could put a narrow piece of paper behind the flower and make a bookmark?
4. Was your lamination fairly thick? Was it hard to punch a hole in it?

Thank you for your consideration,
Mary Kay 🙂