Floral Preservation and Design

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Floral Preservation and Design

• By
• JoDee Luna

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Designing with Garden Flowers

• Are you looking for a relaxing hobby that goes
  very well with gardening?

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Silica Gel

• Flowers preservation using Silica Gel available
  from Michaels is easy

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The Process of Floral Preservation

• Collect flowers from your garden when they are at
  the peak of their beauty

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Selecting Flowers to Dry

• Roses dry well but will darken in color

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Selecting Flowers to Dry

• Select a variety of colors and try to harvest
  when the flower is opening

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Silica Gel Flower Preservation

• Pour silica gel into a container deep enough to
  cover flower stems

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Flower Placement in Silica

• Gently push flowers down into silica granules
  until the flower base is submerged

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Silica Gel Flower Preservation

• Experiment with various foliage

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Covering Flowers with Silica

• Gently pour around base of flowers first trying
  to preserve initial shape

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Covering Flowers with Silica

• Continue pouring silica over flowers until they
  are fully submerged

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Drying

• Place submerged flowers in dry place for a week

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Removing Flowers from Silica

• Gently pour granules into a colanders and remove
  flowers

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Removing Flowers from Silica

• Gently sift through the granules removing dried
  flowers

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Spraying Dried Flowers

• Place dried flowers on a flat surface and spray
  with glossy or mat varnish finish

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Press Drying Flowers

• Flowers can also be dried pressing them flat
  between either wax paper or paper towels

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Press Drying Flowers

• Lay flowers onto a paper towel and cover with
  another one on top

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Press Drying Flowers

• Try drying leaves

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Press Drying Flowers

• Stack books on top of the paper flowers nested
  between paper towels

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Press Drying Flowers

• Check progress after one week

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Storing Preserved Flowers

• Plastic divided trays are useful for storing your
  pressed flowers

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Floral Design

• Your flowers are ready for creating floral
  designs such as decoupage frames

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Floral Design

• Decoupage Frame Accents

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Floral Design

• Decoupage frame accents

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Floral Design

• Collage Art

JoDee Luna