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Drying Flowers With Borax Cornmeal Mixture
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Hibiscus House
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I do enjoy growing flowers and hydrangeas are one of my favorites. This comes from being a child and visiting my grandma's house. She had some of the most beautiful blue old fashioned ones growing at the front of her porch. I remember just standing and looking at those beautiful flowers and the Crepe Myrtle trees that stood close by.
For years I've cut and brought them inside to dry naturally for a touch of color during the winter months. This year I decided to dry some in this mixture and well I'll tell you more about it in this post.
For years I've cut and brought them inside to dry naturally for a touch of color during the winter months. This year I decided to dry some in this mixture and well I'll tell you more about it in this post.
I use a lot of Borax in making my household cleaners so I had it on hand. Of course I keep cornmeal around cooking as much as I do, so I thought why not try this drying mixture for flowers.
STEPS TO DRYING FLOWERS
Mixture: One Part 20 Mule Team Borax to Two Parts Corn Meal
1. Place mixture in bottom of container 2. Add bloom or blooms. 3. Cover with mixture
Store at room temp in a dry place for 7 - 10 days
Remove flowers from mixture and shake easily to clear flower.
I don't know why there are brown spots on the blooms.
This bloom had colors of green, white, lavender when fresh.
The blue was done as well. The color came out pretty good but some of the little portions swiveled up, which you can see in this picture.
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Suggested materials:
- Borax (Walmart)
- Corn Meal (Grocery)
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Want more details about this and other DIY projects? Check out my blog post!
Published October 8th, 2016 11:53 AM
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Frequently asked questions
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Why do you need to add cornmeal to the Borax? I am experimenting with 100% Borax and I will let you know how it goes!