How do I press the flowers I got for easter to make a display of the later when they dry?

Question

I have roses and painted daisies. I want to be able to keep them for a very long time. Right now they still have all the colors that they were when I got them, however they are wilting.

Answer 1

Hobby stores have silica gel. Place the flower head in the sand like material and carefull shift more over the top. Let sit in dry area until dry. You have to recreate the stems with floral wire and green florist tape.

Pressed flowers are 2D, take clean non shiny paper and corregated carboard, place flowers between two white papers, cardboard on either side and place between two heavy books...in a dry location. After several weeks they will be dry. Then arrange on good art paper, glue with white glue forming a 2D arrangement. When first setting flowers, arrange the petals the way you want them in a final design, perhaps some seen from the side, some see full face. Leaves and stems are left on for full effect.

Answer 2

You really can't press roses. My best advice is to take all the flowers and any greenery and filler out of the water immediately, tie them together and hang them upside down in a dry dark place. They should dry nicely, but will probably change color. They can still be an attractive display, either hung on the wall, or put in a vase without water. It is important that they be hung upside down, this keeps the flower heads from drooping.

Answer 3

You can press the daisies in a phone book. The paper from the phone book will absorb the moisture.

Roses will have to be dried upside down (to hold the shape) or with silica.

Answer 4

well i had the same problem
until i found out how to keep them like that forever!
you get a shoe box and fill it with borox
then you burry the flower in the borox
wait for at least 1 or 2 weeks
then take the flower out it will be dead but still colorful
if you dont like the idea
ask anyone else

Answer 5

For pressing lay between two sheets of wax paper then put between pages of a really heavy book& top with more heavy
books

Answer 6

diasyies press in a book and just let the roeses driy normal