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How to Dry Roses
for Home Decorating
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I learned how to dry roses from my boss' wife, long ago.
Every Friday she would buy a bouquet of roses for me and for
her. How to dry the roses was a trick she taught me when she
realized I was throwing my roses away when they wilted.
After a year of drying roses, I had a huge collection of dry
flowers decorating the tops of my kitchen cabinets. I'd like
to share the trick for how to dry roses here, and give you a
few home decorating ideas for using dry roses around your
home.
How to Dry Roses
The process of drying roses has two key secrets. Dry your
roses in a dark place. And dry them hanging upside down. As
your roses dry, they will not bend their heads, because
gravity will pull them down. Nor will they wilt in the
absence of sunlight.
Drying roses in a closet is an excellent idea. The roses
will release their fragrance, already adding the scent of
dried flowers to your home before you've even started. The
span of time necessary for drying roses varies depending on
the rose and the humidity in your home. Usually 3 weeks are
ideal. You'll know that your roses are done drying when they
become hard, while the leaves become brittle.
Make Dry Roses Flower Arrangements
There are many ways to display your dry roses. Place them in
a vase like regular flowers, or thread them into a flower
arrangement sponge for a more coordinated dried flower
arrangement.
It's best to start with a simple display, while you keep
drying roses overtime. When you have enough, go ahead and
create a stunning dried flower arrangement, weaving in silk
ivy or other green leaves for texture.
More Home Decorating Ideas with Dry Roses
Drying roses can become addictive, and soon you might find
that you have more dry roses than you know what to do with.
Well, there is a stunning dried flower arrangement that you
can make for your kitchen.
Imagine those country cottages where herbs are flung above
kitchen cabinets, to keep drying and to ornament. That's
exactly what you can do with your dry roses. Bundle them
atop your kitchen cabinets for an incredible country motif,
that rains down the scent of flowers.
Comments? Questions?
Drop me a
line.
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