DIY Dried Flowers

Recently, I’ve been feeling low. No matter how much I tried to convince myself with good stuff, I still felt empty. I’ve been blogging here in hive for a month and sometimes, I force myself to write something, quenching myself until a drop would fall. Blogging became my escape but there are things I can’t control. My mind, soul, and heart barely go along with each other. My heart wants to give up and my soul feels empty. Sometimes, I felt like I wanted to stop blogging because I can't scrabble letters to write. Regardless, my mind still wants to fight. To break the ice inside me, I decided to write and share my DIY dried flowers.

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I love flowers, I purchase them every other day. Before, I simply arrange them in a vase. After three days, the blooms would start to wither and it made me feel sorry.

I look for ways to make them stay a little longer and give them a second life. I surfed the internet and found about dried flowers. When drying they use dye to make the flowers last a couple of years and glitter to beautify them, they also put something to give them a pleasant fragrance. As for me, I want to save the flowers naturally so I made an experiment.

Procedure.

1. Let the flowers stay in the vase for two days. (I still love to look at them fresh standing in my vase, you can dry them immediately if you love to. )

2. Before they wither or before the petals fall, tie the flowers upside down and put them in a closed area.
   You can also put them in an open but be sure to keep them safe from moisture or water. These dried blooms, unlike the fresh ones, hate water. I tried hanging flowers outside and they were a little bit exposed to drizzle, I observe there’s white and gray mildew forming on its petals. Like the rose in the bottle below.
   

3. Leave it for at least 2 weeks or until the twigs become dry.

4. Your dried flowers are ready to bring beauty.

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Here is the result of my experiment. This result is only based on my experiment with no added chemical. Flowers with petals only last for at least three months. Those without petals can last for a year. I also recycled containers as temporary vases.

Dried flowers in a recycled bottle glued with egg tray

Dried flowers in shampoo container

Dried flowers in Pringles container

Dried flowers in a recycled yogurt cup

You can put it in transparent, white, or pastel vases for a minimal look. Of course, you can choose whatever vase of your preference. You can make it as props for your photoshoots too. Or decorate them in an event.

Me and my dried gypsophila

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