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Compositions from dry rose buds. Paintings from dried inflorescences. Postcards from fresh flowers

I would like to show you some of my works made from dried flowers.
Maybe someone will like some ideas :).
I've been interested in this for a long time - about 8 years ago. Some of the works turned out to be short-lived, but many are still pleasing to this day - except that they have faded a little.

I really love this wreath. The plants were secured on a wreath woven from willow branches.
The wreath included flowers of onion, molucela, kermek, laurel, diphinium boxes and all kinds of spikelets that we managed to collect in nature, thuja branches were painted with silver varnish (for hair)))). True, there are also purchased balls woven in on a wire (they were sold for New Year’s decor, but I used them in other crafts)
The wreath turned out to be long-lived - it lasted exactly 7 years (I don’t remember if it still exists now, because I made it as a gift)

Cute blue bird.
For about 8 years now it has been living on the wall in one of the rooms in my house.
It contains kermek, immortelle, delphinium boxes, a willow branch, and dried flower inflorescences are glued to it (I don’t remember what it’s called), lavender inflorescences were glued into it from below - these are the miracle flowers we got :)
The bird is purchased.

A yellow friend lives next to the blue one :)
Willow, reed (blooming and unblooming), tansy, again spikelets, the name of which I forgot.
I glued a yellow immortelle flower into the pendulous spikelets.

Flower heart. I gave it to my husband for one of the holidays.
Unfortunately, the panel lived for 4-5 years, and then it began to crumble.
Molucela, chrysanthemums, nightshade berries, immortelle, kermek, thuja, carnations, tansy, boxwood and other things that I could find in my supplies.

Such a panel has been hanging on one of the walls of the corridor for many years.
True, the cattail had to be cut off - it began to fly around one fine summer. I wanted to redo it, but never got around to it. In the end, I am the one who knows that there must be something else there, but it doesn’t catch the eye of others.

one of the first pictures.
"I sculpted from everything I had."
Unfortunately, it faded within a couple of years, and then I stopped liking it.

The picture has been hanging in the hallway for 7 years now.
And it still pleases (although it pleases only those who know about its location - crazy! hung above the switch)))), and if you don’t hit the switch in the dark, then... the thorns are still unpleasant))))

From rose petals you can make wedding decorations of incredible beauty or make delicious jam. Flower petals are useful both when decorating a wedding hall and when creating wedding accessories, such as wedding glasses. We will tell you in this material what to do with the petals of roses and other noble flowers.

Rose petals are often used to create original jewelry and crafts, as well as for cosmetic purposes. Before you start creating, you need to collect and dry the petals. Any roses are suitable for crafts, but for aromatizing tea petals or for taking a bath with petals, you will need real roses, not treated with chemicals, which can be grown in the country or in the front garden in front of the house. Rose petals are laid out in a thin layer on paper in a well-ventilated area. In this case, the petals should be in the shade; in the sun they will “fry” and become dry and brittle. Drying takes from 1 to 3 weeks. Another way is to dry the petals in a box: to do this, pour a layer of sand or semolina, lay out the petals, and pour another layer on top. Sand and grain will absorb moisture, so the drying process will go faster.

You can make many unusual and original things from rose petals. One of them is a decorative lantern. To do this, you will need pink petals of different colors and a glass bowl of any size, not too deep. A small round aquarium will also work. The idea is simple: you need to stick pink petals on top of the glass bowl, slightly overlapping, like tiles on a roof. In this case, the glass surface must first be cleaned and degreased with alcohol or acetone. It is most convenient to glue using a glue gun - it is inexpensive and is always useful in the household of those who like to create unusual things with their own hands. To ensure that the petals do not collapse and the lamp lasts a long time, you need to generously spray the petals with hairspray, or with glitter spray for extra shine. The last step is to pour some water into the lamp, put floating candles in it and light the fire.

Petals are also great for decorating photo frames. You need to take an old photo frame, acrylic paint and acrylic glue. If you have pink petals, a frame painted white will look especially tender and touching. You need to apply the paint with a thick, textured brush so that the frame is not smooth, but acquires a unique texture. The petals are attached to the top with acrylic glue: there should be enough free space so that the texture and color of the frame is visible. On top everything can be coated with regular hairspray or acrylic varnish. Before varnishing, you can add additional decorations - beads or rhinestones.

Rose petals can also be the centerpiece of crafts and appliques that you and your child can easily make. There are two main technologies here: use powder from pink petals as elements of unusual mosaics, or simply stick the petals on paper, cardboard or a wooden base, giving them a fancy shape. Pink petals are suitable for making butterflies, ship sails, princess dresses, trees and any other shapes that you plan to depict on a panel from petals and other natural materials.

Rose petals for a beautiful wedding

Usually rose petals are showered on the bride and groom when they leave the church or registry office. However, this is not the only application.


Firstly, the petals are perfect for decorating wedding glasses, which are an important attribute of the festive feast. On the one hand, such decor is very easy to make with your own hands, on the other hand, it looks elegant, unusual and very stylish. The choice of petal color depends on the wedding colors. It is best to use artificial petals. Their colors will be brighter, and there will be more choice of shades: from creamy peach to lavender. In addition, wedding accessories are prepared long before the ceremony, so it is not known how the dried petals will behave after a couple of weeks.

The manufacturing technology is very simple: you need to glue the petals overlapping, from the bottom up to about a third or half of the bowl of the glass. To do this you will need a glue gun - these can be bought at any hardware store. Before you start gluing, you need to degrease and clean the glass; to do this, wipe it with a cotton swab dipped in alcohol or acetone. The stem of the glass can be decorated with ribbons and a lace “skirt” that is easy to sew. The remaining undecorated part of the wine glass can also be decorated with beads and rhinestones resembling dew drops using a glue gun. But here it is important not to overdo it: the petals will look very elegant anyway.

Secondly, you can stuff a cushion for rings with fragrant scarlet rose petals. This wedding accessory is not at all difficult to make with your own hands. In order for the rose petals to be visible, the upper part of the pillow must be made of transparent material - lace, tulle, organza. In this case, the top of the pillow does not need to be decorated, just make two small asymmetrical bows in order to secure the rings. But the sides of the pillow should be decorated with frills of ribbons and lace. You can also add beads or crystals around the perimeter of the pillow.


Rose petals are great for decorating the room where the main wedding celebrations will take place. The petals are often attached to the fabric that drapes the bride and groom's table. You can lay out hearts from the petals, the names of the newlyweds, or, for example, a map of the starry sky with the zodiac constellations of the bride and groom.

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The original decoration of the hall for a winter wedding will be transparent Christmas balls filled with rose petals. On the one hand, it will remind you of the New Year, on the other hand, it will look romantic and unusual. You just need to buy large balls of transparent glass, remove the base, carefully fill the ball with petals, and return the base back. You can also attach a large bow to the ball to match the petals and hang such decorations around the perimeter of the room.


Dried rose petals will help the bride relax and have a good night's sleep on the eve of the wedding ceremony if she takes a petal bath in the evening. The oils contained in rose petals help relieve stress and leave your skin soft and velvety.

Rose petals can be eaten: the jam made from them is one of the most delicious in the world. If you are planning to give your guests memorable bonbonnieres, then an original idea would be to put homemade rose jam in them. You just need to buy beautiful jars and tie them with a ribbon with a wish. Cooking this delicacy is not at all difficult; you only need petals, sugar, water and citric acid or lemon juice.

How to make rose jam is shown in the video:

How many times have you had to throw a slightly wilted bouquet of fragrant and lovely roses into the trash bin? Remember how you felt at the same time! In fact, these flowers deserve more respect: it’s all about the amazing properties of their petals, which have various uses. Prepare rose petals: find out what you can do with them in this article!

Give Rose a Second Chance!

If you think that the only way to preserve the beauty of a plant is to dry it, leaving it between the pages of one of the volumes of a romance novel, then we hasten to initiate you into the art of giving flowers a second life.

Compound

A botany reference book will help us determine what can be made from dry rose petals. The beneficial properties of this prickly but beautiful plant were known back in Ancient Rome. Science explains the medicinal effect of roses by the active substances that make up the plant.

Thus, it is rich in sucrose, glucose, fructose (the percentage of these sugars reaches 18 points), pectin substances and organic acids (about 4%). A high percentage of the substances that make up roses are phenolic acids and tannins. The flower is distinguished by a high content of B vitamins, vitamins PP and pantothenic acid.

Beneficial features

The rose is that unique flower, the use of which is limited not only to decoration: it is actively used as a medicine, and is also often used in cooking. Thus, rose has the following types of beneficial effects on the human body:

    reducing the strength of spasms and pain;

    stopping the development of inflammatory processes and allergic reactions;

    choleretic and vasodilating effects;

    normalization of the cardiovascular system;

    affects the nervous system, calming it;

    has a disinfecting effect.

Medicines prepared from rose oil are widely used in folk and official medicine. Thus, for diseases of the oral cavity, diseases of the gums or teeth, rinsing with rose petal tincture is recommended. It is worth noting that rose oil is actively used to stop bleeding and even as a laxative.

Based on the healing properties they haverose petals, what can you do with them? Here are a few ideas for using the plant incosmetologicalpurposes!

The use of rose petals in cosmetology

For how many centuries mankind has admired the beauty, nobility, and fragrance of rose buds! This flower, when used correctly, can itself maintain human beauty and youth.

Lotions with a touch of nature

What can be made from pink rose petals? Preparetonic! Yes, and½ cup of crushed petals, poured with boiling water, and one tablespoon of glycerin makes an effective lotion for washing. Cosmetologists recommend wiping the face and décolleté area with the prepared mixture.

TOA classic recipe for rose cosmetic tea: pour a few tablespoons of finely chopped rose petals into 200 ml of boiling water. Leave for 20 minutes. The finished tincture can be placed in a spray bottle and refreshed with water on the face or frozen in a mold, thereby preparing cosmetic cubes - they will serve as a wrinkle prevention.

If you pour 1 glass of finely chopped petals with 200 ml of vodka, leaving the mixture to infuse, then after 10 days a lotion for cleansing the skin will be ready. Before use, strain the tincture and dilute with 2 teaspoons of chilled boiled water.

Mask recipes

Fill a jar filled with five large ones with boiling water. Leave to infuse for 20-30 minutes. Express. Dilute rice flour and oatmeal in the prepared tincture - add these ingredients until the solution acquires a porridge-like consistency. Apply the finished mask to the skin of the face, neck, décolleté, and rinse off after half an hour with running water. After using the mask, moisturize the skin with cream.

Cosmetologists say thathave a nourishing effect for any skin typerose petals. What can you do with them?? We suggest making a mask from rose flour. To do this, you need to grind the petals in a blender. Mix 1 tablespoon of flour with ½ teaspoon of low-fat sour cream (alternatively you can use cream) and stir in 1 teaspoon of chicken protein. Mix all ingredients thoroughly,let it brew. Now all that remains is to apply the mask to previously cleansed skin and leave it for half an hour, after which it is washed off under a stream of water.

PThe preparation of a mask that helps narrow skin pores is as follows: 1 chicken protein is mixed with 1 tablespoon of honey, 2 tablespoons of flour and a few drops of rose oil. Already after the first procedure, which should last 25 minutes, significant progress in reducing skin pores is observed.

Rose tailored to your skin type

Cleansing procedures using a product prepared according to the following recipe will help normalize the condition of oily skin: pour 4 cups of petals into ½ liter of vinegar. The duration of infusion should be 3 weeks, after which the mixture must be strained and diluted with ½ liter of boiled water.

What can be done with dried rose petals: culinary masterpieces

Oh, if only roses were as tasty as they were fragrant! In fact, these are not blind dreams. In fact, this proud flower is the key to many interesting culinary recipes.What can you do with dried petals?rosesin the kitchen? Here are some options.

Rose syrup

Prepare 1 kg of fresh rose petals - to do this, carefully select fresh and strong specimens, then rinse them with cold water. Place them in an enamel pan and fill with 9 liters of hot water. Bring the water with the petals to a boil, wait until they lose color. Remove from heat. Add 4 kg of sugar to the rose water and return the mixture to the fire: remove 10-15 minutes after it boils. Usually, a film that forms on it signals that it’s time to remove the syrup from the stove. Pour the finished syrup into pre-sterilized jars.

Tea

Many people are interested in the question:? It’s possible, and what a way! Take note of the recipe.

The so-called pink Persian tea, which is based on rose petals and black tea leaves, is incredibly simple to prepare. Just pour these two ingredients in a 1:1 ratio with the desired amount of boiling water and let the drink brew. A drink prepared according to this recipe will be an ideal addition to any tea party and will satisfy any whims of “tea gourmets”.

Flower dessert

They are so wonderful, rose petals. What can you do with them?- this is a topic that does not set boundaries for human imagination.

So, if prepared, selected and washed rose petals are cut into slices, and then placed in a container and ground with sugar until smooth, you can get a delicious candied rose that can sweeten any winter evening!

Rose petals: ideas for use in the interior

What can you make from dried rose petals to decorate your home? If you managed to dry whole buds, then you can put them on a stick, give them an original color and place them in a vase - such a flower arrangement will delight the eye with its “longevity”.

By the way, interior designers recommend covering dried or fresh rose petals with a layer of wax or varnish: this allows the petals to be used as a romantic element. So, they can be used to cover a bed, a table in the living room, or neatly laid out towels in the bathroom.

Dried buds, placed in a transparent bottle of an original shape, will become an original addition to the interior.

A dried rose flower found between the pages of a romance novel has always been considered a sentimental detail from centuries past. But beauty does not die, it only wrinkles and becomes faded, leaving a barely noticeable aroma of former happiness. These flowers could be used to make winter bouquets. There are still many ideas on how to give a rose a second chance to please people.

Proper drying of blooming roses will provide material that will be useful for use in various areas of the household. There are several methods for drying flowers:

  1. Collect buds for dry compositions on clear, dry days. It is important to know that those specimens that last longer are those that are collected at the moment when the flower has already begun to fade, but at the same time it still retains its vitality. Dry them by laying them out in a ventilated area, without exposing them to direct sunlight.
  2. Within seven to ten days, delicate flowers dry up when their stems are in a small amount of water. The moisture evaporates gradually, so the drying takes longer.
  3. Tied stems of roses without leaves are hung upside down in a cool room. Air for drying needs to be warm with a minimum of humidity.
  4. If you need to use branches with leaves and flowers for decoration, they are laid out on special porous paper. Sheets are changed as they absorb moisture. You can place a rose branch between absorbent paper, pressing it on top with a press.
  5. You can preserve the strength of a dried flower using wire. For the head of the rose, make a loop through which the bud is threaded. The rest of the wire is wrapped around the stem. Such strong support will prevent the fragile flower from falling apart.

You can use any method of drying a flower, but dampness will be fatal to it. At high humidity, it is difficult to obtain a dried rose; it will simply rot.

For a romantic garden style, bouquets of dried roses of different colors are suitable. You can put them in flowerpots near the gazebo and inside it. Before collecting the stems, you need to spray the dried flowers with hairspray.

A true decoration of the yard will be an artificially created tree - topiary.

To make it you need:

  • Have a thick wire, a ribbon for wrapping, more than ten buds of dry roses, a round ball on which the flowers will be glued.
  • First, prepare the tree stem by wrapping the wire with tape.
  • A ball is then attached to the end of the barrel.
  • Using glue, attach the roses around it, starting from the top.
  • To decorate the base, you need to take dried flower leaves and glue them.
  • The finished tree is placed in a pot and the container is filled with diluted alabaster.
  • As soon as the mass hardens, you can select a place for the original element of the site.
  • The inside of the container is decorated with the remaining rose petals and picturesque stones.

Rose buds can also be used to decorate the backs of wooden benches and swings. You can also sprinkle other items with petals and then coat them with varnish. Using dried roses for garden decoration is within the power of every person’s imagination.

In the design of home furnishings, roses can play the role of a beautiful element:

  • The imperceptible pleasant smell emanating from vases with an arrangement of dry inflorescences will also add charm.
  • You can also decorate a simple picture or photograph frame with petals. Before use, the petals are straightened by placing them between the pages of a book or under a press. After a few days, the composition of them is laid out on a frame, first lightly smeared with glue and pressed with glass. Paintings made from rose petals can become real works of art.
  • The original decor of the rooms of the house can be a bottle filled with withered flowers. So that they do not lose their attractiveness for a long time, they are filled with glycerin diluted in water in a ratio of 1:2. Such hermetically sealed bottles can be placed in rooms, decorated with a bright ribbon or a shiny figurine. They will look good in the courtyard of a country house.
  • An unexpected element will be roses of contrasting colors in a closed container located in the bathroom. Attach flower stems inside a cheesecake with a glass dome using clay and foam.
  • Decoratively decorated aromatic pillows will make a woman’s boudoir romantic. Pads or sachets will lift your spirits, and adding cloves, rosemary, and chamomile will both calm and excite you.

For home interior design, roses, even in dried form, are an indispensable element.

The petals of the queen of flowers are used in many culinary recipes:

  1. A delicious dessert made from candied rose petals. To prepare the delicacy, pour powdered sugar into a cup and fill another with whipped egg whites. Taking the petals with tweezers, dip them in the protein mixture, then in the powder. After this, they are laid out on parchment or foil and kept in a well-ventilated room. You can store the dessert in a tightly closed jar and use it to decorate cakes, pies, and jellies.
  2. Persian tea is made from black tea leaves and rose petals. It only takes ten minutes to infuse the drink.
  3. The sauce made from rose petals (two glasses), black currant juice (three tablespoons), lemon juice (five tablespoons) and sugar (125 grams) perfectly complements the taste of game. You need to simmer the sauce over low heat, adding a little mustard at the end.
  4. To make rose jam, you need to take one kilogram of sugar per four hundred grams of rose petals. Pour petals into the prepared syrup and add a teaspoon of citric acid. The jam is ready when it thickens.

Petals of a royal flower improve the taste of honey water and wine.

Cosmetologists recommend that those with oily, porous skin use products prepared with rose buds. For a cleansing lotion, take two glasses of dry petals and mix them with 250 milliliters of table vinegar at 70 percent. After the solution has been infused for three weeks, it is filtered and diluted with the same amount of water. Toner for wiping is used before bedtime.

Ice made from rose water effectively relieves swelling and irritation of the facial skin. This water can be added to nourishing cream and shampoo. It is prepared by taking two hundred grams of sugar, fifty grams of rose petals, and a liter of boiled water. Shaking the mixture regularly for two hours produces a wonderful cosmetic product.

Rose petals are suitable for any craft, but this requires a little imagination.

During home celebrations, dried rose buds and their petals will help make the celebration unforgettable. They will serve as decoration for a dining tablecloth, in the form of buds inserted into a napkin ring. Dried flowers can be glued to candles by gluing them with a heated spoon.

As a gift, together with your children, you can come up with an interesting applique, a postcard using dry inflorescences. You will also like such a gift as a phyto bottle. Dried flowers and elegant shells are poured into it. A bottle suspended on a ribbon or chain will decorate your holiday outfit.

From flower petals ground in a blender you can make an original decoration - beads. Before making the balls, the pink mass is boiled to free it from moisture. You can string flower balls onto a strong thread and attach a clasp.

More information can be found in the video:

This is not only beauty and celebration. They are saturated with useful substances, which is why they are used in cosmetology and cooking, and essential oils, whose benefits are appreciated in aromatherapy and perfumery.

Why are roses dried?

Fresh is beautiful, it pleases the eye and gives pleasant emotions. But this flower is suitable not only for putting it in a vase, but when it withers, throwing it away. You can, for example, candied it and decorate a cake with it, or you can make jam from its petals.

The petals are also suitable for preparing various cosmetics and romantic decorations.

But you can bring interesting ideas to life not only with the help of fresh ones. You can also make something interesting out of dried ones, show your imagination and add some variety to your life.

  • for example, a gift can be dried as a keepsake, since it reminds of a dear person or event, and it is pleasant to return to this memory;
  • Rose petals in sachets are very popular - small aromatic bags, the contents of which are a composition of aromatic herbs and spices, supplemented by a few drops of essential oil. Usually several scents are combined in a sachet, sometimes only one is used - for example, flowers or, supplemented with the appropriate essential oil;
  • Such sachets are used depending on what aromas it carries. Lavender, for example, is advisable to put where bed linen is stored or where there is a sleeping place.

    A sachet with a pink aroma would be appropriate to put on the shelf where clothes are stored, or to carry with you in your purse, because its aroma tones, normalizes the psychological state, and is also a recognized aphrodisiac;

  • You can dry the buds and subsequently use them as a room scent by placing them in a suitable container and adding a few drops of the essential oil of this flower.

    This composition will complement the interior and enrich the atmosphere of the house with an exquisite aroma. From time to time the smell becomes less pronounced, then the container with the contents is shaken so that it “awakens”;

    • From dry ones you can create delightful compositions - panels or bouquets. The decor can be either neutral in nature or, for example, congratulatory, or intended for a romantic evening - as fantasy suggests and brought to life by the hands of the one who managed to dry and create a composition from them;
    • It’s hard to imagine a romantic mood without roses, and especially their petals. They are used as confetti, added to ice for drinks, to bath water - in a word, wherever your imagination dictates. A dried rose threaded into a ring along with a linen napkin looks interesting and elegant;
    • a bath with pink petals and a few drops of rose oil will not only put you in a romantic mood - it will allow you to collect your thoughts, put them in order, relieve irritation and other negativity, calm the nervous system, and help direct thoughts in the right direction;
    • Nowadays, making homemade soap has become a very popular handmade industry.

      Masters study the properties of various plants, substances and aromas, and of course, it has occupied a well-deserved niche in this matter, because thanks to its healing properties it is used in cosmetology, and its aroma has a positive effect on the psyche.

      Since fresh ones suitable for soap making are not available all year round, they are successfully replaced by dried ones, collected ahead of time in environmentally friendly places and prepared in accordance with technology.

      Did you know? In Japan, a variety of roses called “Chameleon” was developed. This flower is red during the day, and by nightfall its petals turn white.

      Roses should be dried only in order to then prepare yourself a remedy such as rose tea all year round, which:

      • will help cope with irritability;
      • will help with inflammatory processes in the mouth and gastrointestinal tract;
      • improves the condition of nails, hair and skin;
      • will prolong youth;
      • will increase hemoglobin levels;
      • will have a beneficial effect on blood vessels and the thyroid gland;
      • will calm you down and put you in the right mood.

      A dried rose looks very elegant when used as a gift; It looks especially interesting if you attach a postcard or a homemade message to it.

      A small rose dried between the pages of a book and used as a bookmark looks touching.

      Which roses are best to dry?

      First of all, the ones you are going to dry must grow in clean places, especially if it is possible that they will be eaten, or they will come into contact with food, dishes, or skin in one way or another.

      Important! Only freshly cut flowers are suitable for drying. The more time passes after cutting, the greater the likelihood that the rose will not dry out, but will wither.

      You need to cut them in order to dry them in the morning, but not too early, so that the dew has already disappeared and the flower has time to dry. Excess moisture can trigger the process of rotting and negate all the work.

      Preference should be given to buds that have not yet opened, since the blooming flower will quickly crumble.

      After cutting, immediately bring them indoors, without leaving them in the sun. Proximity to a radiator or other heating device will also not be beneficial, since increased temperature accelerates withering.


       You already don’t know how much time has passed since they were cut - it may well be quite a lot. Every hour of delay reduces the chances of a successful outcome.

      Did you know? The French are the best in the world to grow roses, the Dutch sell them, and extract oil from them.- Bulgarians.

      How to dry a whole rose

      Since there are several ways to dry them so that they retain their beauty and do not lose their color and shape, you should choose the appropriate one in advance and prepare everything you need.
      There are two main ways:

      • on air;
      • in sand.

      There is another way to dry a flower - between book pages, but for a rose it is not very suitable due to its structure. However, a small flower can be preserved in this way.

      Those prepared using this technology are used in flower arrangements or simply as a bookmark.

      Outdoors

      For air drying, you should select a room that meets the following parameters:

      • it should be dark, since when exposed to light, they become brittle, deformed and crumble;
      • the space should be well ventilated;
      • The room must certainly be dry.

      The cut ones are sorted out and the stems are trimmed to the required length. It is also advisable to rid them of the lower leaves, but cutting them off completely is not necessary, depending on further use.
      A rope is tied to each stem and the flowers are hung with their heads down to a pre-tensioned rope in the manner of a clothesline.

      Instead of rope, you can use ordinary clothespins, using them to carefully attach the flowers to the stretched rope, being careful not to flatten or damage the attachment point.

      They should be hung at some distance from each other so that air can blow on everyone from all sides.

      Important! You cannot dry roses collected in a bouquet: in the middle there will be a lack of air and excess moisture, which will lead to rotting of the flowers.

      This process is not quick, it will take about two weeks. If the petals have changed their color, you can give them the desired color - for example, using nail polish or spray paint. Hairspray with glitter is often used.

      In the river sand

      Since roses can become somewhat deformed when air-dried, as soon as the conditions change, in order for them to remain as if they were alive, you should try drying them in sand.

      This method requires additional materials: you will need a box or box of suitable size and enough sand. The preparation of flowers is carried out similarly to that described above.

      The sand should be thoroughly washed, dried and calcined in the oven. This is necessary so that there are no microorganisms left in it that can harm the flower.

      After calcination, the sand is sifted through a sieve to remove coarse components that can crush or tear the delicate petals.


       The container in which the rose will be dried should be of a size that will allow the flower to fit completely inside in an upright position, and so that there is room left for a layer of sand.

      Technology for drying a flower in sand:

      1. Sprinkle a little sand at the bottom of the box or box, about a 5-centimeter layer. Stick the rose into the poured sand in the same position as it would be in a vase, and begin to cover it with sand.
      2. Sprinkle sand in small portions and carefully so that parts of the flower do not get wrinkled. In whatever position the petals are fixed with sand, this is how they will dry.
      3. Having completely filled it with sand, cover the container and leave it in a dry, dark room. He will have to stay there for about a month.
      4. When the specified period has expired, the sand should be removed through the holes made in the bottom of the container. You cannot dig starting from the upper layers - this is a sure way to ruin all your work by harming the petals.
      5. To strengthen the dry flower, refresh its color and protect it from moisture, dried roses are treated with hairspray.

      If you dry a flower in accordance with the technology and treat it with varnish, it will look little different from a living one.