Making Use of Your Flowers
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Dry Flower
Dry Potpourri
Moist Potpourri
Dry Flower
Method with Using Silicagel
This can be applied for anemone, ranunculus and so on.
Materials: Flowers, silicagel
1.
Heat silicagel in a microwevable vessel (big enough to put flowers in it) in full power for 1 or 2 minutes.
2. Pick the flowers with 1/4 to 1/3 inches of the stem. It is recommended to attach the wire to the flower and wrap it with floral tape at this point (because it is difficult to treat the flower after drying).
3. Put the flowers in 1 and cover the flowers with silicagel.
4. Keep it for about one week, until the flower gets dry enough.
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Dry Potpourri
There are various utility of this potpoirri. For example, you can put it as itself in the bathtub, or pack them in gauze or non-woven fabric and put it between the pillow and the pillow case.
If the fragrant has gotten weaker, adding essential oil may help it recover.
Cinnamon is used to keep the fragrant longer, and powdered one sold as spice could be sufficient.
Materials:Flowers (1 cup), cinnamon (1 tsp), clove (1 tsp), essential oil (a few drops)
1. Place kitchen towel on the microwavable plate, then place flowers on it, and heat them with observing until they get properly dry. Do not heat too much until the flower is blackened.
2. Put 1 and other ingredients in sealed bottle, and leave it for 2 or 3 weeks.
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Moist Potpourri
Half-dried flowers are used for this potpourri, and salt keeps the fragrant longer. It can be used even in a humid place, such as a bathroom.
Though this method can change the fragrant depending on the flowers, it keeps the good fragrant of such flowers as daffodils.
Materials: Flowers (1 cup), natural salt (1 cup), brandy (1 tsp), essential oil (a few drops), cinnamon (1 tsp), crove (1 tsp) (it is convenient to use powdered spice for cooking)
1. Pick the flowers (after you have enjoyed seeing the flower enough, and before fading), and dry them on the kitchen towel for 2-3 days in the shade.
2. In a glass bottle, put natural salt and 1 with making layers. The order is; salt / 1 / salt / 1 / salt.
3. Cover 2 with gauze, and leave it for 10 days in dark and cool place.
4. Add cinnamon, crove, brandy and essential oil to 3 and stir. Cover it with gauze and keep it for 2 or 3 weeks in dark and cool place.
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