In this Issue:
- Happy 1st Anniversary - Flower Talk (SPECIAL
OFFER)
- After the Arrangement
- Holding Fresh Flowers in Place
- An Easy Heart and Flowers Arrangement for your
Special Valentine
- Tell Us What You Think
HAPPY 1st ANNIVERSARY - FLOWER TALK 
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AFTER THE ARRANGEMENT: THE CUT AND DRIED GUIDE TO SAVING
YOUR FLOWERS
That beautiful flower arrangement has been sitting on your table
for 5 days. As the flowers begin to wilt, you wish that you
could preserve the arrangement keep its beauty for the months to
come. You will be happy to know, that in a way, you can!
The idea of drying flowers may seem antiquated and old
fashioned. But, you will find that those dried or pressed
flowers can be used for crafts, and even to make a dried flower
arrangement. Maybe you want to save that wonderful rose scent
for your potpourri, or you’ve been considering making a new
wicker wreath to hang on your front door. Your dried flowers
will add that extra something to many of your craft pieces.
Drying Flowers
Drying your flowers isn’t difficult at all. In fact in three
steps you can have dried flowers that will last for years to
come.
- Cut any unwanted leaves from the stems of your flowers
- Hang your flowers, in bunches of two or three, upside-down in
a dry, warm, dark room.
- Wait until they dry. This will usually take a couple weeks.
The most important part of the process is ensuring that your
room is dry and dark. If the room is light, the flowers will
fade as they dry. If there is moisture in the air, the flowers
will rot.
Pressing Flowers
Another way to preserve your flowers is to press them. You don’t
need an expensive press. All that is required is some newspaper,
some tissue paper, and some cardboard.
- Place a sheet of newspaper, and then some tissue paper on a
piece of cardboard.
- Put your flowers on the tissue paper, and then cover them
with a sheet of tissue paper, then a sheet of newspaper, and
finally top the stack off with another piece of cardboard.
- You can stack as many bunches of cardboard, paper, and
flowers as needed to preserve all of your flowers.
- Place some heavy books on top of the stack. Wait 2 – 4 weeks.
Preserving the flowers from your latest arrangement isn’t
difficult. Once you start you will find many uses for your dried
or pressed flowers.
Holding Fresh Flowers in Place
Fresh flowers are by far the most attractive to use in
flower arrangements. With this beauty however arises the
challenge in getting something that is alive to sit the way
you want it to. Below we discuss some of the more effective
methods for holding fresh flowers in place.
Creating a grid from clear waterproof tape is extremely
effective for flower
arrangements that are going to be
displayed in clear glass vases. The grid is virtually
invisible and allows you to manipulate the way that the
flowers sit and are located very easily.
Floral netting is a great choice for those arrangements
where the bottom of the container is not visible. You can
bend the edges of the wire over the foam to hold it in place
and use it to fix the location of the stems of your flowers.
If you don’t want to pay for floral wire, chicken wire can
be used as a suitable replacement.
Floral foam is also a very valuable tool, particularly for
lighter flower
arrangements. When the foam is wet, the
flowers will normally simply glide into the foam. This
creates not only a sturdy platform for your arrangement, but
also aids in the preservation of your arrangement.
Anchor pins, or frogs as they are referred to more in the
florist industry, are generally used to secure the floral
foam to the bottom of the container. You simply glue the
frog to the bottom of the container and press the foam down
firmly on top. They can also be joined base to base to allow
you an easy solution for attaching candles to your
arrangement. You can put one end into the foam and press the
pins of the other end into the base of the candle.
Here's an Easy Heart and Flowers Arrangement to Make for
your Special Valentine
To make this arrangement all you have to do is go
here!
