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Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

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Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 12,949 Send Message	MarionfromScotland	Report	12 May 2008 22:06
	I think my anvil will soon flatten it lol. I'll give it a go anyway. I bet there are a lot of books out there with flowers in them that nobody knows about. everyone rushes off now to look lol Marion
Member Since: March 2008 Posts: 1,258 Send Message	Ophelia.taking a break..	Report	12 May 2008 21:54
Member Since: March 2008 Posts: 1,258 Send Message	I used to press flowers as a kid..then a teenager..I made bookmarks and allsorts..I used to have one of those flower pressing things..prior to that, books in between tissue paper..roses more difficult becoz of thickness etc..Daisies were my favourite..keeping the colour was always a problem though..but it is the sentiment that counts..x
Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 25,620 Send Message	Jane	Report	12 May 2008 21:42
Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 25,620 Send Message	It's lovely Marion ,I only found it a few years ago and I think of it as precious,
Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 12,949 Send Message	MarionfromScotland	Report	12 May 2008 21:37
	What a nice thing to have :))
Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 25,620 Send Message	Jane	Report	12 May 2008 21:28
Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 25,620 Send Message	it's purple Marion and it's scottish Greenock.(where I was christened).It is just in the middle of my certificate.
Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 12,949 Send Message	MarionfromScotland	Report	12 May 2008 20:57
	Thats what I call.. an old pansy Helen. Does it have colour? Marion
Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 25,620 Send Message	Jane	Report	12 May 2008 20:41
Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 25,620 Send Message	I have a pressed pansy that I found with my christening certificate .1954!!
Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 5,899 Send Message	♫ Penny €	Report	12 May 2008 20:29
Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 5,899 Send Message	Thankfully Tina they say I take after my Dad !!
Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 4,621 Send Message	Harpstrings	Report	12 May 2008 19:16
Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 4,621 Send Message	What a scream Penny! Tina xx
Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 12,949 Send Message	MarionfromScotland	Report	12 May 2008 19:10
	My Dad was an iron moulder, not sure if he made it or not,but I inherited it anyway. Thought I would use it for something since I dont have a wee horse to shoe lol Marion
Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 4,758 Send Message	Maddiecow	Report	12 May 2008 19:07
	lol Marion - OH does smithing as a Hobby so I know how blinky heavy those things are!
	Researching: Powell, Chappell, Haffenden, Elliot, O'Shaughnessy
Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 12,949 Send Message	MarionfromScotland	Report	12 May 2008 18:24
	Sounds promising Maddie.I'll leave to get well and truly pressed, it's in a book under a 56Ib anvil lol, and will keep an eye open for a frame. Marion
Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 4,758 Send Message	Maddiecow	Report	12 May 2008 18:13
	I framed a rose about 7 years ago. I didnt know how to do it myself but it appears ok - I left it pressed under a very heavy book for a few months I cant recall exactly how long with a piece of paper either side. I had one of those little silver coloured frames you know like an animal with a piece of glass in the middle just a bit bigger than the rose. I put the rose in - the back was tight but one of those plush backs with the screws so screwed it in and its been sat on a high shelf in my bedroom for years. I forget its there till I have to dust it and no damage yet to the rose or colour.
	Researching: Powell, Chappell, Haffenden, Elliot, O'Shaughnessy
Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 12,949 Send Message	MarionfromScotland	Report	12 May 2008 17:45
	Maybe she went to the same school as Kitty lol runs and hides
Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 5,899 Send Message	♫ Penny €	Report	12 May 2008 17:38
Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 5,899 Send Message	Kitty I haven't found you in my family tree ! yet !!!!!!!
Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 13,636 Send Message	♥ Kitty the Rubbish Cook ♥	Report	12 May 2008 17:26
	Disclaimer!!!!!! I am NOT Penny's Mum.............but that's the sort of thing I do..................all the time! LOL
Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 12,949 Send Message	MarionfromScotland	Report	12 May 2008 17:06
	oh dear lol
Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 5,899 Send Message	♫ Penny €	Report	12 May 2008 16:55
Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 5,899 Send Message	Yes - well !! We also had some wedding cake over which was sponge so I asked to put it in the freezer - which she did along with the flowers - which were made of material & not edible!!!
Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 12,949 Send Message	MarionfromScotland	Report	12 May 2008 16:53
	pmsl Penny. Well,she did try .
Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 5,899 Send Message	♫ Penny €	Report	12 May 2008 16:52
Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 5,899 Send Message	My friend had her wedding flowers professionally pressed & framed but they have faded a bit. I asked my Mum to press my flowers as we were whizzing off on honeymoon at 5am. When I came back she had pressed the bouquet - whole - between 2 books with the oasis still attached !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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