Drying Roses?

My boyfriend just gave me 48 beautiful red roses. I want to dry them and use them for the flower girl at our wedding. What is the best way to do this? Please give as detailed instructions as possible.

Drying Roses?
Hang them upside down. When dry I spray mine with canned hair spray so they don't break as much.



MarriedGoddess is a hateful snot, ignore her. I think it's a lovely idea with lots of sentiment behind it.
Reply:Hang them upside down in a dry area. After about 2 days spray them with aerosol hairspray. Not too much but enough to coat them. Spray every other day till they are completely dry. It will take about 2 weeks for them to be right. The hairspray helps to preserve them.
Reply:Hang them upside down to dry. Once they are dry you can pluck the petals out.
Reply:Teddy's right. Tie a ribbon around the base of the stems and hang them to dry in a dry room (not the bathroom, kitchen or outside.) Take them out of the water and start drying them before the petals start to wilt and die.
Reply:The best way to dry the roses is to tie them together, not tight, and hang them upside down someplace that is warm. You need the warmth to help dry the flowers faster. I have done this with all of the flowers that my fiance has given me. It usually takes a couple days depending on how many you hang together in a bundle and how warm of a place you decide to hang them. I hope this help.
Reply:The first two answers are one way to dry flowers.

Another way is to put them in clean cat litter in a

micro-safe pan and gently cover them with more cat

litter. Then put the pan in the microwave and heat them

for about 20 minutes at a time until completely dry.

You can go to www.duncancrafts.com for more

ideas.
Reply:Keep them tied together, upside-down...they will wilt and eventually dry out. Then you can put the petals into a plastic bag so tehy don't get everywhere. Make sure they don't get too brittle before you pick them off or else they will crumble. I would also suggest keeping them in the fridge (in the baggie of course) so they don't get too brittle.
Reply:Silica Gel is a granular material ideal for drying flowers because it draws moisture from the flower, drying it quickly therefore reducing the loss of colour and size. The end result is dried flowers which look almost as if they have been freshly picked.



Check with your local craft store.
Reply:Just tie the stems together and hang them upside down in a cool, dry place. It will take a while, but they will dry out and still maintain their shape. As far as having your flower girl use them at your wedding - probably not a good idea. Only because they are delicate once they are dried.
Reply:Gross! Why can't the flower girl get fresh, beautiful flowers? Dead, dry flowers are a HORRIBLE sign of BAD luck - I would not advise you to use them for your wedding day. Don't be cheap - just get nice fresh flowers instead.
Reply:i am a florist and you might want to check with the place of your ceremony and see what the policy is for flowerpetals, dried can make a heck of a mess (being ground into the carpets etc)

you can also pick the petals off and dry them in a low shallow box mixing them around (that is if you only want the petals) if you want them whole you can hang them iwth an elastic ( which will shrink as the stems dry) and hang them in a cool dry place

good luck
Reply:Hang them up side down to dry. This well keep the shape of the rose and it will dry
Reply:How do you want to use them for the flower girl? Do you want her to toss the petals? They will be dry, brittle and turn to dust.

Not a good idea in my opinion.

Good Luck