I would like to press/dry some grass, leaves, and flowers.

I would like to press/dry some grass, leaves, and flowers.
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This is usually a more long-term project. The easiest ways to dry these would be to place them between pages in a large book (like a fat old, hard-cover, dictionary). To speed up the pressing process you could put the book beneath your mattress or underneath some other heavy object.
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