Hello-Can you Shellac flowers to savore them so that they don't fall apart after the drying process?Thank You.

I am hoping to save some meaningful flowers that I have been saving for years but each time I move, they just keep falling apart.....sooner or later they will no longer be flowers, just stems. Any ideas? I did hear that you can Shellac the flowers pretty much all roses but I am not sure on how to go about this in a professional looking way. Please, if anyone has ever done this, let me know how to go about it with out ruining them...they are flowers that mean the world to me and I am so affraid to try this method with out someone elses opinion/idea/input/directions. Thanks a ton everyone for your time in assisting me!! :)

Hello-Can you Shellac flowers to savore them so that they don't fall apart after the drying process?Thank You.
Using hairspray in a humid environment is asking for trouble..they will get sticky and dust will cling to them,,and you will be disappointed



They make a aerosol can of spray varnish...matt finish or gloss finish..purchase at craft stores or departments...just do it ever so lightly, wait for it to dry and do it again, and again..'till you have the desired effect.



If you have large flowers you can drip candle wax behind them to keep the petals from falling off...



Good luck..
Reply:i have had good luck with hair spray,once they are properly dried.just give them a good spritz, not a soaking.and they will look good for a long time.if you want some professional advice check the web type in( best way to preserve flowers) you will find a lot of good sites to check. one will even freeze dry them for you, others will do wedding flowers ,check them out you will find what your looking for.good luck
Reply:As the person above said, hairspray does work, I have used it many times for roses. But you have to keep doing it on a fairly regular basis.



I use something called Krylon Low Odour Clear Gloss. You can get in mostly anywhere they sell paint products, just look in the spray paint section.



It (as the can says) is a gloss finish that provides a permanent non toxic protective coating for art, crafts and valuables. You can use it on practically anything. I have used it several times on roses that I have saved (the oldest roses being 6 years old) and they are still holding up fine.
Reply:I have to say that I have many many many ( too many, in fact ) dried roses and I have never sprayed them with anything.

I pack them in a box when we move and they hold up fine.

Some of them are twenty years old. I have some with just the flower heads in a potpurri bowl and others with the stems in vases.
Reply:I've used hair spray with good results