HERE ARE TIPS TO TRANSFORM YOUR BOUQUETS OF FRESH BLOOMS TO BEAUTIFUL AND MEANINGFUL SOUVENIRS
Dina Al-Malik from Flowers.ae shares her best tips on how to preserve all flowers you’ve received during this celebration month and give them a longer life.
Fresh blooms are undoubtedly one of the most classic gifts to share love and uplift someone- they will never go out of style. The passing of the holy month of Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr and all the togetherness and joy it brings, is a time that is hard not to reminisce, and if you have vibrant bouquets and fabulous arrangements of flowers that are now starting to lose their freshness as the days go by, having to discard them is no longer something you have to do!
Whether you received an array of long stem blossoms, enchanting corsages or short-stem fragrant arrangements of fresh flowers, Dina Al-Malik, Marketing Manager at Flowers.ae, UAE’s leading luxury online flower shop shares her tips and tricks on how you can make your flowers last a lot longer than a few weeks, and remember the good times they represent for months to come.
1. PRESS AND FRAME YOUR FLOWERS TO MAKE BEAUTIFUL WALL ART
Not only is this another incredible way you can use flowers to decorate your home, but this method is also one that will make your flowers last for even up to a year, with their beauty and the memories they come with preserved! Simply take off your flowers from the bud and place them in any pattern your heart desires on wax paper. Then, place the wax paper with the flowers between the pages of a heavy book or a slab of wood, or any other heavy surface that is accessible to you. Place another sheet of wax paper on top and press your flowers to dry them for a week.
Once your flowers are pressed together, place them on an empty frame and relive the memories whenever you walk past them!
2. PRESERVE THEM IN SILICA OR RESIN
Also a great gift idea, or a way to make your coaster for your coffee table! All you need is easily available at your nearest stationary or craft store- select a shape for your mold for a small necklace pendant, a paperweight, or a coaster and fill it with epoxy resin. Then, carefully place your flowers or flower petals in your desired arrangement to the top and let it dry.
Take off the mold after drying and unveil a beautiful decoration that preserves your flowers for years to come.
3. DIP YOUR FLOWERS IN WAX
If you want to save your bouquets from the test of time without compromising on the look of the arrangement as it is, dipping your flowers in wax is the closest you can get. Simply melt some paraffin wax in a saucepan on medium heat and once your wax is melted, dip each individual flower in the wax and immediately take it out and hang it upside down to dry. For this technique, it is best to avoid using the flowers that have already begun to lose its color or its petals.
Once the wax on the flowers dries, aside from touch, they will take you back to the very first night you got them, and keep them that way for months!
4. DRY THEM IN SAND AND CREATE POTPOURRI
If you adore the look of a vase full of potpourri and have enough flowers to create one, this ones for you! Simply dry your flowers in a bowl of sand for a week. Once your flowers have lost their moisture, you can either place them in a clear vase and create a beautiful and timeless centerpiece for your dining or coffee table, or tear the petals into smaller pieces and spray them with your favorite scent, and enjoy homemade potpourri that is sure to wow anyone that sees them.
