Desiccant

1. Buy desiccant

Desiccant is sold on a treasure. Generally, it can be bought for 20 or 30 yuan and can be reused many times

The texture of desiccant should be fine, fine sand is the best, like white sugar. Too coarse desiccant will make dried flowers pitted

(author: orchid888 source: Flower walking Forum)

The desiccant can be silica or mixed with borax and corn flour. Borax plays a drying role, and corn flour supports the petals to avoid flower deformation

2. Pick flowers and put them in

Pick the flowers and put them in a bottle or box filled with half the desiccant

(author: orchid888 source: Flower walking Forum)

3. Bottle sealing

Slowly pour desiccant into the bottle. Be careful in the process of pouring desiccant. Fill the petals like water. Don't press the petals, otherwise the dried flowers will look bad after drying

(author: orchid888 source: Flower walking Forum)

4. Successful production

Finally, if you choose to put the successful dried flowers into a bottle or box, lay a layer of shallow desiccant at the bottom of the container, so that they can be stored for a longer time

Author: orchid888 (source: stepping on the flower line Forum)

Note: some desiccants are easy to get hot when put into water. Flower friends with children at home please put the desiccant out of the reach of children at home

If the sealed desiccant suddenly encounters a large amount of water, it will release heat under the action of chemical reaction, causing the desiccant to expand, which is easy to break through the sealed package and cause a small explosion

So flower friends don't throw the sealed desiccant into the water~

Hang

1. Choose fresh flowers and cut them with stems

2. Hang the flowers upside down in a ventilated place and wait for them to dry

3. After about two weeks, the flowers will naturally dry into dry flowers. Put it in a vase, it's a beautiful bouquet of dried flowers

(author: it depends on rui# source: Baidu experience)

Microwave oven

1、find a fresh-keeping box or lunch box and lay 2-3cm high desiccant on the bottom layer. The height of silicone powder can be adjusted according to the height of flowers

(author: angry child source: Baidu knows)

2. Keep about 5cm of flower stems, cut off the rest and put them in the fresh-keeping box. When the flower is upward, sprinkle desiccant around the flower and in the gap between the petals to completely bury the flower

Author: angry child (source: Baidu knows)

3. Don't cover the lid of the fresh-keeping box. Heat the box in the microwave for three minutes. After the dried flowers are taken out, shake off the silicon desiccant and reuse it

Note: do not cover the cover of the fresh-keeping box. Do not use too much firepower when heating in the microwave oven. Generally, the temperature should be controlled at about 60 degrees. With the sealed desiccant and large firepower, a small explosion may occur under the condition of thermal expansion and cold contraction

Embossing

Embossing is more suitable for small and flat flowers. The flowers should not have a three-dimensional sense. The stem should not be too round and too thick, otherwise it is difficult to press the flowers

1. Put the flowers on dry paper and put them in your favorite shape. The paper is best to block the light

(author: Yuan Yulin source: Handmade bar)

2. Choose large and heavy objects to press on the paper with flowers. You can choose encyclopedia, thick dictionary or hard and heavy wood

3. After about three weeks, the embossing was finished. In the middle of production, a paper with flowers needs to be replaced to ensure the shape

Flower selection

There are some tips for making dried flowers. If you don't put too much water in the production process, it will become a daffodil. If you don't put too much water in it, it will become a daffodil

Therefore, for beginners, for the first time to make dried flowers, it is best to choose some flowers with relatively less water and easy to dry

Stars in the sky, forget me not, roses, lavender, carnations, crimson, chamomile, beauty cherry, triangle plum, white clove... These are good materials for making dried flowers

Turn the flowers into dry flowers

The flowers will never bloom again