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Do you love dried florals but you do’nt like that wrinkled look and the slightly yellowed coloration? Neither do I.
We’ve found the perfect way to dehydrate our flowers, white, yellow or pink and preserve the texture and color.
Line a small flat box (not plastic) with newspaper and then place a thin, one inch layer of Twenty Mule Team Borax, which is made by the Dial Corporation.
Place your flowers (we used dogwood, still attached to some of the branches) on top of the borax and cover it with another layer, about an inch or so on top of the flowers.
When you remove them, about 6 days later, they are perfectly preserved just as they came from the tree, colors completely intact.
Stand them in a vase or use them for dried flower arrangements.
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3 comments
raelyn fielding
November 12, 2007
Thanks, this would be awesome for drying my flowers next time I get them.
November 12, 2007
Thank you for posting that tip. I will be trying it out as I have about given up on drying flowers. The results have always been short of the mark and the apearance is never satisfactory.
Ken
brantflorist.com
November 12, 2007
No Problem at all Ken. thanks for peeking in to visit. We’ve done this for many years to dry both flower tops as well as those which are still attached to the branch.
I did find that you need to sometimes touch a bit of hot glue to the tip of the flower when it is attached to a branch as opposed to those that are on a stem, so that the wood and flower don’t separate.
This works remarkably well for dogwood, which is very difficult to dry, as well as yellow and white roses.
Using a low cardboard box to put the flowers in and cover them seems to make the process faster, but don’t layer more than two layers of flowers as the weight makes them too flat and less than perfect.