These DIY pressed-flower necklaces and ideas let you carry a tiny garden wherever you go while you embrace that feminine urge to wear floral jewelry!
Keep the beauty of blooms alive long after they have faded, and turn them into pressed-flower necklaces through meaningful and stylish DIY projects. Each of the ideas below includes easy-to-execute steps for beginners and experts alike.
DIY Botanical Pressed Flower Necklaces
1. Classic UV Resin Pressed Flower DIY
Make a simple yet elegant necklace by arranging dried, pressed flowers in a jewelry bezel and sealing them with UV resin. The glass-like finish is perfect for everyday wear. Here is the tutorial.
2. Beginner Friendly Pressed Flower Pendant
This DIY is perfect for first-timers, as it walks you through preserving blooms and encasing them in a pendant from start to finish, with clear instructions and pictures.
3. Oshibana Botanical Necklace
If you want a DIY inspired by traditional Oshibana floral art, this idea layers multiple pressed petals between clear media to give a floating effect inside a glass. Here is more.
4. Resin Floral Necklace DIY
Watch and learn how a crafter uses empty bezels, real pressed flowers, and resin to make stunning botanical necklaces with metallic accents. The video breaks down the steps in real time.
5. Pressed Flower Open Frame Necklace
Use open-frame bezel pendants for a modern twist: press your flowers into partly cured resin, then add a top coat to seal them flush with the frame edges. Here is how.
6. Heart-Shaped Botanical Necklace
Get romantic with a heart-shaped pressed flower necklace, using colorful blooms. You can encase it in clear resin and set it in a metal bronze or gold frame. Here is more.
7. DIY Real Pressed Flower UV Resin
Learn how to dry, press, and embed flowers in a pendant with this practical YouTube tutorial. It shows each step, from flower prep to final chain attachment.
8. Driftwood-Base Botanical Pendant
For a rustic look, you can mount pressed flowers onto a driftwood or natural-wood base before sealing with resin or clear gloss. It’s a great project if you love the cottage-core vibe.
9. Soldered Glass Pressed Flower Necklace
Use the Tiffany stained-glass technique to sandwich a pressed flower between two pieces of glass and solder the edges. The result will be this luminous botanical pendant with a vintage vibe.
10. Layered Deep Pendant Necklace
Use a deep-well UV resin mold to layer flowers and even small leaves or glitter before curing. It will give your necklace depth and dimension like a tiny terrarium. Here is more.
Try one idea today, and you will soon have a collection of botanical jewelry that’s as unique as your garden memories.