Preserving Wedding Bouquet With Silica Gel
3 easy ways to dry your own wedding bouquet.
Preserving wedding bouquet with silica gel. I ve done a lot of research on how to do. Fresh flowers i used flowers from my bouquet lily of the valley and the centerpiece from our sweetheart table roses and greens silica gel i purchased two of these for my projects an airtight. Though it looks as good as new this lovely wedding bouquet has been dried using silica gel powder.
I just got married this past friday and have been interested in preserving my bouquet in silica gel. The method i recommend for preserving your wedding flowers is with silica gel. Preserving wedding bouquet in silica gel.
Bianca on november 4 2019 at 12 37 pm posted in do it yourself 2 4. Maybe 10 years ago i used to watch the linnet jennings tv show. I heard of silica gel flower preservation.
At this point you can spray the bouquet with fixative spray but make sure to let it dry out completely before placing it in your display box. The silica gel process works best for flowers that can hold up to a bit of pressure like roses orchids or peonies. These can be handy for people who desire to preserve an entire bouquet as is.
It can be easily found in a number of art and craft stores and is perfect to use for roses zinnias or other sturdier flowers. Use silica gel to preserve the flowers photo by whitney darling photography bouquet by bloom babes silica gel isn t an actual gel but a porous sand that works to absorb water and dry flowers in. Silica gel is a desiccant commonly found in small packets inside of new shoes and purses.
Lisa a bride on a budget february 18 2016 at 4 01 pm. For the busy bride on a budget preserving your wedding bouquet doesn t get any easier than this. How to preserve wedding flowers with silica gel.