I'm hoping someone will give me 'tried and true' instructions on how to dry fresh flowers. My daughter is getting married soon and although its unconventional, she has promised to give me her bridal bouquet as a memento of that special day.
We are extremely close, so her gift to me will be very special and precious. I would much prefer some advice from someone who has actually done it successfully. Websites are sometimes a hit or miss affair.
As said earlier some flowers will not dry out and stay together but I do this professionally for my business, and all you have to do is remove flowers from form and rubber band together and hang from say your curtain rod. It takes from 1-4 weeks depending on moisture in the air, but it works well after they are dry spray with hairspray to keep intact.
a flower drying kit - what a wonderful idea! and u say youve used it successfully. im going to hunt for it in craft shops here in malta. i wonder if WALMART will mail something like that to me here in europe if i cant find an equivalent here? is there such a thing as a walmart website where u can order stuff online, i wonder?
That silica is great stuff. It works well. Just make sure that the flowers you 'dry' are kept out of moist areas of the house. Moisture can cause them to become moldy.
i used this product bought from walmart about 7 years ago, sold in the craft section. i bought the can for the same reason and preserved my daughters bouquet. since then i have used the same crystals for manu other flowers. the box will tell you step by step directions. she still has her roses that we dried and put onto a grapevine wreath for her home. you just get a shoe box with lid put some granuals in the box add your flowers and add more granuals to each little crack and crevise , keep layering with the mixture then cover in darl closed area for like 7 days you'll find then dry and ready to use. after done put you mixture in a shallow pan and let dry out in the sun then put back in your container for other uses later. this stuff will last you forever as long as you dry it out good after each use. its called flower drying art silica gel. but its like sand. good luck
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