Dried flowers projects
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 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…
Making dried flowers with silica gel I have never used silica gel before, so today has been a bit of a learning curve. Why is silica gel used for drying flowers? Silica gel is a desiccant which absorbs moisture from anything in contact with it – in this case flowers. It is used in creating…
Edible flowers – decorative too There are pansies, violas and violets flowering in my garden at this time of year, which are all edible, so I thought I’d have a go at crystallising some of them. How to make crystallised flowers I simply made sure the flowers were clean, then painted them with beaten egg…
I’ve been drying flowers in my airing cupboard again! The sun has been out here in Seaford and I have been able to get on with a spot of gardening. I’m one of those lazy people who never tidies up in the Autumn, so there is lots to do now the Spring is here. I…