Modern drying techniques at home – microwave drying with silica gel sand Yesterday where I was drying my marguerite daisies the old fashioned way in the airing cupboard. Today I thought I’d have a go at a quick and easy way of drying flowers using silica gel. Method for drying flowers using silica gel…
Author: Ruth
Air drying a daisy bunch
I like drying flowers in my airing cupboard because it’s so simple I’m a sucker for plants and couldn’t resist this marguerite plant at the garden centre the other day! I cut a few stems and tied them with a raffia bow, adding a sprig of fennel foliage before air drying them. I hung…
Shopping for dried pressed flowers
I have been shopping for dried pressed flowers I wanted to find some pressed flowers so that I could a) see what quality I’m aiming at when I make my own, and b) source a bulk producer I can use for my shop. As you can see, I found some lovely flowers. I am very…
Silica gel sand for drying flowers
Silica gel sand is a much finer desiccant than I had used before for drying flowers. After my recent post about trying to dry flowers using silica gel beads, a lovely lady contacted me via Twitter with details of where to buy Petalcraft sand online. Purpose-made dried flower desiccant from Petalcraft This drying sand was…
Wedding inspiration using dried flower petals and bunches
Fabulous photo shoot with dried flowers An absolutely beautiful photo shoot was published this week. The talented wedding blogger and stylist Sonia Collett took some of our dried flowers down to a chateau in the south of France for a 1930’s vintage photo shoot. The photos prove that a big expensive bouquet is not always…