Step 3. Things to consider before using the microwave
Place the plates (with the flowers and paper pressed between) into the microwave. Now you must experiment a bit, as timing depends very much on your individual microwave and the flowers you have chosen. It is a good idea to use your microwave on a low temperature setting, however we cannot give you an exact time to use as we found each flower differed. We also found that the microwaving time depends on how many flowers you press at once and the length of time you have already been using the microwave since it will retain the heat from previous use.

Step 4. Microwaving your flowers
We found it best to microwave the flowers for one minute at a time. After each minute, take your plates out, carefully lift the blotting paper up and check the flowers' progress to see if they are completely dry. Some flowers we used took only three minutes, while others could take up to ten. Some flowers shrank while others did not and some just almost melted into the blotting paper. It is great fun to experiment with which ones work, and how they turn out.

Sometimes, if the flowers looked pretty much dried we put them back in the microwave for ten minutes with the microwave off, to sit in the remaining heat. This usually finished drying them perfectly, without over-cooking. Over-cooking can make your flowers crunchy and increase risk of them crumbling in your fingers. You want them dried but not crunchy!