Dried Flowers

My husband bought me a beautiful bouquet last week and every day, some of the flowers wilt so I'm taking them out of the vase and pressing them under some books, hoping to preserve them to enjoy over the coming winter.

I have no idea how to do this (I should probably search the internet!) but it seems to be working.  I also sprayed them with matte medium to seal them.  

I have no idea what I will do with these over the coming months but I always like having a stash of things to work with.

Fall is in the air here in Denver but the smoke from California continues to keep me indoors.  As soon as it dissipates, I will take a walk around my nearby park and gather some leaves before the fall to the ground.  I know I will need these shapes for some ideas I have of things I want to make in the next couple of months.

​What are you collecting?