Capture The Memory and Preserve Your Flowers
February 16th, 2006 Posted in Wedding Planning and Ideas
If you want to preserve more than your flowers, there are creative ways to use your flowers to capture the memory of a holiday, your wedding day or someone special.
Displaying your flowers in a shadow box gives you a chance to be creative. You can include the card you were given, a photograph from that night, or (if you are preserving your wedding flowers) put your invitation or wedding program in the frame.
The first step is to prepare the flowers. (You will need a few materials, but the process is simple, I promise.)
Fill the bottom of an airtight container with silica gel, this can be found at most craft stores. Place your flowers in the jar so they are face up and cover the flowers with silica gel. After sealing the container you will need to let it sit for a week. You will then be able to pour out the silica and remove your flowers (remember: they are precious so be gentle!) Dust off any remaing silica and then spray the flowers with acrylic spray. Now your flowers are ready to be set in the shadow box with any other artifacts you want to preserve.
Your finished product will make a great decoration for your home. It gives you a creative way to display a memory and house guests are sure to be impressed, maybe they’ll even inspired to do the same!
There are many ways to preserve your flowers, or even the just the petals which you can display in a variety of clever ways.