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How to Save a Wilting Bouquet
by
Patricia
(IC: blogger)
4 Materials
5 Minutes
Easy
My eldest daughter and son-in-law gave me a beautiful bouquet of flowers for Mother's Day. My daughter also made me some delicious banana bread muffins (she's a pastry chef!) but I don't have any photos to share because the muffins were eaten up too quickly for a photo shoot!
The colors of the flowers are so beautiful and really made me feel special! But unfortunately some of the flowers are starting to wilt.
Luckily it's very easy to extend the life of the flowers for a few more days of enjoyment!
Then place the flower in a glass or teacup. Any receptacle will do really, but for this project I decided to use a variety of glasses. But a set of matching glassware would also look lovely displayed together.
For the pink rose I added a couple drops of pink food coloring to a mason jar that I filled partially with water.
Then I floated the flower inside the mason jar.
I placed the red rose in a wine goblet.
I placed the yellow rose in a brandy snifter.
I added another flower to a white ceramic ring holder.
After I was happy with my new arrangements, I placed the arrangements throughout my house for an added touch of happiness in each room!
Thanks for reading and feel free to stop by my blog to see other projects I'm working on!
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Suggested materials:
- Various glassware
- Food coloring & water
- Floral bouquet (A gift)
- Scissors
Want more details about this and other DIY projects? Check out my blog post!
Published May 11th, 2016 4:06 PM
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Laura Williams-May on Jun 12, 2016For even quicker revival put it in the frig to rehydrate
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Maria clarke on Jun 13, 2016if the heads flop, it means there is an air block in the stem. if you cut the stem and then put the stem in boiling hot water dip in and out for a few seconds. This helps to remove the air block, then cut the stem again and place in your vase with cold water. make sure there isn't any leaves in the water. the bacteria will kill your flowers. with roses the shorter the stem the longer they last as the water doesn't have to travel as long to the head of the rose. hope this helps
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