Asked on Dec 26, 2016

Tip: A nice way to utilize flowers on their way out

Cori Widen
by Cori Widen
My husband took some flowers that we had already had for a couple of days and tied them together with some twine, sort of like a mini-wreath. It actually looked really nice, and I think that it'll still look nice when the flowers are completely dry!
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  11 answers
  • Marilyn Marilyn on Dec 26, 2016

    how lovely. what a nice husband for doing that. its a great idea and looks wonderful right where it is. and it WILL look just as nice once dry..:)

  • That was so sweet! Great idea and will look wonderful dried. 👍

  • Haysha S. Haysha S. on Dec 27, 2016

    Great Idea!

  • Sophia,M.,McConnery Sophia,M.,McConnery on Dec 27, 2016

    I you really like the flowers,just let them dry out.You can keep them.Coat in clear liquid plastic.

  • Elaine Elaine on Dec 27, 2016

    Peonies and roses are exceptionally easy to dry! Just hang upside down (heavier blossoms tend to bend the "neck" of the stem) and let dry away from sunshine for a few weeks and the blooms last forever. You then can display in a vase or wreath or whatever you fancy!

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    • Elaine Elaine on Dec 28, 2016

      Well, if you're in a hurry, you can put (heavier blossomed) flowers - such as roses and peonies - durectly in a vase upright, however, if you do that, the weight of the blossom can bend the neck (the stem part right underneath the blossom). When that happens, the flower will still dry okay but the stems then dry in a droopy-looking position instead of an upright position.

  • Inetia Inetia on Dec 28, 2016

    Dream husband, I'd say. He has a good eye, skilled hands and it looks like it belongs there.

  • Hillela G. Hillela G. on Dec 28, 2016

    I love how it came out!

  • Bee Bee on Dec 28, 2016

    I usually pull off the petals and make sachet for the bathroom

  • Ant11605640 Ant11605640 on Dec 30, 2016

    I grow all of my own flowers and have certain ones that l dry to use for arrangements and other projects. I have always used a product called Flower Drying Art. Its a Silica Gel product but you can also use it to dry flowers in the microwave. My flowers always come out almost exactly as they were when they were alive, The nice thing is that you can use it over and over so the cost of the product pays for its self with it being reusable. I bought mine at Michaels, but I'm sure you can find it on Amazon or from the company. It is an Activia product. Thier address is..... Activia Products Inc. P.O. Box 1296 Marshall TX 75670...

  • Teresa Maranise Teresa Maranise on Jan 10, 2017

    Thanks for sharing! I dont have twine so that just went on my shopping list! 🙂

  • Sirkku Sirkku on Jan 12, 2017

    Thanks for sharing!