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Preserve Flowers the BEST Way Possible! Use Silica Gel!
Learn how to dry flowers with silica gel — the BEST method for preserving the color and texture of flowers. This is the perfect way to dry flowers for a wedding bouquet. I’m walking you through all of the steps to dry my niece’s wedding flowers in this tutorial.
I’ve gotten so many questions…
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I have timestamps that answer the questions I get asked the most about silica gel. You can also check out this video with 5 ways to dry flowers: https://youtu.be/lLgpgD_xZzU
Hey Crissy thank you for the video❤ I tried drying some flowers and they were dried well but once i stored them they got floppy, what could be the reason?
I understand not using the same tubberware for silica gel and food but is that not a worry for recharging it in the oven that you also use for food?
Pretty . Can we use regular sand?
My flowers dried on their own on a vase, they have been in the water for 3 weeks. Can I still do the silica gel or should I just place them in the shadow box? FYI I don't want to pressed them.
You gave me some excellent ideas. I loved watching the video. The shadow box you did for your niece was beautiful!
Hi, after the silica gel, do you need to apply something to the flowers? I read that sometimes is good to put some hairspray on them.
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Hey there! Is it possible to press the flowers after drying them out with silica gel? Or would they be too fragile?😮
hi, love your video! just what I was looking for 🙂 does this method also work for preserving moss? thank you!
Sry for asking but I tried to dry the rose in the silica sand and microwave for 2.5 minutes , but it didn’t work and the rose became so loose , it can’t hold its shape anymore ?
Very detailed video. Thank you @FirstDayofHome!
Love this!! I just received 2 dozen roses for Valentines from my boyfriend and automatically want to preserve them. What product did you use to glue/attach the roses in the shadow box?
Thanks for the tutorial, can’t wait to try the silica gel technique! Can I leave the stems on the roses? (I’ll trim a little)
is it ok to use toaster oven instead of the microwave?
Hello so I have my flowers currently drying in my Sylica sand we have an acrylic box to place them in I was going to stand them up in some polyurethane so they would stand out in the box how long do you think they will last and is there anything I can spray them with to help preserve them ? The box has a lid and it won’t be in direct sunlight it will be on a sideboard under the stairs as a memorial x
Did you seal shadowbox? Do you. Need to add extra seal coat th the flowers to keep them from shading from uv?
Thanks so much for the inspiration and the very detailed instructions. My niece wanted me to do something with her wedding bouquet, but I had no idea what…until I watched your video.
I was able to create a beautiful keepsake for her❣️
Hi, I want to dry and press poinsettia petals., I haven't tried silica gel crystals. I want the petals to be flat, not curling on the edges and I want them to retain that bright red color as much as possible. They seem to have more moisture in them. I wouldn't mind if they turned a wine color but not brown. I want to know how you might do it? Help!!
Thanks for the video, I have been leaving my flowers in the gel for a lot longer, do you think this will change the colour/texture if they are left for 3-4 weeks inside the gel? Also what do you have any advice as to whether they should be sprayed afterwards with anything as like a sealant or protector to increase their life?
For a regular size bouquet, how much silical gel do you usually use?
Do we put flowers into silica gel straight from water vase? Or take them out of water for a dew days before placing on silica gel?
Lovely! I just watched a video from Soil and Margaritas. She made an amazing piece of art with flowers from her garden dried with silica gel. So I've been down a rabbit hole on youtube and drying flowers with silica gel 😁. Hope your niece enjoyed having this shadowbox arrangement.
I followed your instructions to dry my bouquet. Question: Do the colors of the dry flowers fade over time once they have been placed in the shadow box?
thanks for that video. do you have a video to then go from silicon gel dry to setting in a resin epoxy?
Hi! This was a great video. I got into preserving flowers after receiving 3 bouquets from my boyfriend. The first one I pressed. The next 2 I used silica gel like in this vid. The white roses dried off beautifully white, but after placing them in a shadow box noticed they started to turn brownish. The pink roses first dried off mostly yellowish with pink tips, but on day 7 everything is yellow. May I ask for some tips on what I should watch out for the next time? I’m not sure if I overdrowned the flowers or did I overdry them. They were definitely away from sunlight and I sprayed them with hairspray after drying. Thank you!
How do you know when a flower is fully done drying in silica gel?
I dried the double shade flower pink and white and when i am poured resin on dried flowers it turned as yellow. What am i doing wrong? Pls suggest how to keep the pinkish tone of the flowers
Can I leave the stems on so I can put the arrangement back together?
Love you video. Super clear directions ! You’ve helped me tremendously!
I tried this a couple of days ago. While the silica gel did dry the flowers, the flowers are starting to become damp after I stored it in a container. Am I doing something wrong?