08/07/2025
Light purple roses with a gold frame helped create a beautiful framed bouquet for this stunning and kind bride. 💜
The Curly Crafter is a hobby business in Des Moines, Iowa specializing in custom floral preservation. framed bouquets, photo accents, and Christmas ornaments).
The Curly Crafter is an independently owned hobby business in Des Moines, Iowa. When I got married I ran into the issue of wanting to save my bouquet, but not knowing how. With a desire to save money, a vision and some creativity, I turned my bouquet into a stunning keepsake that will hang in our home for years to come. I posted the outcome of my creation on Tik Tok and had a friend ask me if I co
08/07/2025
Light purple roses with a gold frame helped create a beautiful framed bouquet for this stunning and kind bride. 💜
I had such an amazing mother come to me with a very very special bouquet from her surrogate pregnancy.
07/23/2025
Time to press this BEAUTIFUL & COLORFUL bouquet!
06/11/2025
In loving memory.
06/10/2025
Here comes the bride, all dressed in white 🤍.
09/03/2024
Hi there 👋🏻👋🏻.
My name is Courtney and I’m the creative mind behind The Curly Crafter. I’m an occupational therapist by day, and a flower preservationist by night.
My favorite thing about preserving flowers for people in all walks of life, is knowing that I’m leaving them with a special piece of artwork that holds such important memories.
My least favorite thing about pressing flowers….. pink roses 🫠😅. Did you know that the color of a pink rose presses into a muted yellow? It’s just so odd to me and drives me nuts. Very few pink roses actually press pink and I do not know why. Where are my scientists/botanists at? Haha.
Some fun facts about me:
🪻I LOVE older adults and specialized in geriatrics for my professional career.
🪻I was born at 25 weeks gestation and weighed 1lb, 3oz when I was born.
🪻 My husband and I traveled to 12 national parks this year (and it’s only September).
🪻I lost part of my vision last year, and it’s what lead me to start The Curly Crafter. Good things really do come from hard times.
I love what I do and it’s because of people like YOU that I get to continue preserving the most special memories ❤️.
Thank you for clicking on my page, following me, and sharing any posts. Keep spreading the word! I love what I do and want to continue serving people through my flower pressing business.
09/03/2024
Colorful bouquets are SO fun to press. You never know how vibrant the flowers will dry! This bride’s red orange roses pressed a beautiful deep yellow. Isn’t it fascinating?
08/25/2024
I’m loving the silver frame this bride picked out for her wedding frame! And the matching ornaments 😍😍😍😍.
08/25/2024
The purple really popped on this bride’s framed flowers! How cute is the boutonniere frame? They were worn by her 3 son’s during her wedding day 🥺❤️.
07/06/2024
I couldn’t pick just one photo to incorporate with this transformation. When this bride asked for a gold frame, I said YES. It looks so good with all the colors from her bouquet!
07/05/2024
I’m loving these before and after photos. Let’s hear it for this stunning bride!!! Comment “BEAUTIFUL” for her beautiful bouquet and beautiful wedding day!!
06/26/2024
The happy couple and the preserved bouquet from the best day of their lives! 💍🍾