Drying Roses Using Two Methods

Drying Roses

When you receive roses, and you would like to keep those memories alive till the last possible minute, then drying

and pressing your roses are the only real way to go. In this article we'll cover over the

manners of drying your roses, and some straightforward recommendations on how to

press your roses.

There are two general ways that you can dry your roses. They are air drying, and sand drying your roses.

We will start out with the air drying. The first thing you have got to do when air

drying your roses is to start with your roses still on the stems. The more flawless the roses the

better it's going to be when you air dry them. If they aren't in perfect condition there is the

possibility that the petals will whither and fall off.

The second step would be to take the leaves off the stem. That is if there are some on the stem because most of the time there may not be.

If you want to dry out more then one rose then there is a way that you can do it. Bunch your

roses up in order that they seem to be in a fan like position. This will be the way th

e roses will air dry to look like.

The very next step that you're going to do is to tie the bottom of the rose stems

together with some string or some rubber bands. The ultimate step to air drying the roses you'll have to hang them. Preferably the wrong way up in a dry but dark place for roughly

3 weeks till you know they are fully dried.

The second way to dry out your roses would be to sand dry your roses. You take your roses, but ensure that they

are dry, and they don't have any dew on them. The dew and the water will affect the sand drying.

you could have to bolster the stem and the blossom by either using florist wire or white clue.

If you are using some florist wire then you may want to cut off the stem virtually in its

totality. You will want to leave 1 inch of the stem on the rose though. You

will then need to push three inches of the florist wire thru the roses stem, and then right

on thru the head of the rose that you are planning on drying.

You now need to bend the remaining florist wire into a hook like shape over the roses, and pull it down.

This will keep the head of your roses attached to the stems of your roses. When you have chosen the glue that you w

ant to use you should start by diluting the chosen glue in a little bit of water.

This way it'll make it more controllable.

Then you take a toothpick and dab a little bit of the glue onto each one of the petal bases.

Now get out a box. When you have put your flowers into the box slowly start to cover the roses with sand. You have got to be really careful with the flowers as you are putting sand onto them because they might fall

apart. Once you have enough sand in the box to have it filled up with enough so that your roses stay ready.

You will now put the box in a bright lit and it is hot. You should now let your

roses dry for around one to three weeks, or until they look dry enough.Your rose colors will be more muted if

you keep them in a more wet area for drying. If you would like to get rid of the

sand then you tip the box slightly so the sand falls off the roses. You need to then

remove each one of the roses from the box. Now they are done.

You have learned 2 ways of drying your roses. Now you can keep those special moments close to you wherever you go. .

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