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hel8itch

ok this is pretty urgent as the flower wont last forever if i dont sort it soon.
my partners nan died recently and her daughter(hubbys aunt) asked me to press a flower from the arrangement she brought for the funeral.Its a white rose.i also have a few others that iv been asked to do.
Iv pressed flowers before and made things but this time i would like to make it really special for her.and keep it whole and 3d.
Iv spent hours trawling the web for ideas and things i need to do this and have found a few things that caught my eye one was this
http://www.bouquetpictures.com/index.htm
some sort of jelly mould does anyone know how its done?
and also the glass cases here
http://www.carolinafreezedry.com/photogallery.htm
i cant find anywhere.
iv also seen glass dome,and jewellery type boxes with domed lids where the flower could be put but cant find anywhere to get them.
any help on this would be great as im really stuck

hel8itch

anyone??im desperate

mary43

Not sure if this will really help but I went to a wedding in Scotland in September and was anxious to keep the flower I wore.........thistle and two white roses. All I did with mine was sit them in a small jug for a while with some water which eventually dried up. Family events took over and I sort of forgot about it until Christmas and surprise surprise it is still all intact. The colour has faded but apart from that its ok ...........now I just need a small box frame to put it in.
There is something you can get to preserve the colour of flowers I found in my book involving glycerine and water. Use two parts hot water and one part glycerine, stand the flowers in about 3 inches of water. Doesn't say how for I;m afraid.
I've pressed flowers in the past and they;'ve lost the colour apart from anything that was yellow or blue.
Sorry I can't help more. Good luck

Just wondered............if you pop your query on the Special Occassions board someone there might have an answer

hardpressed

I've preserved red roses by just hanging them upside down in the airing cupboard untill they dry out, I don't know if a white rose would stay white or go yellowish. I then found a nice shaped glass jar with a lid, stuck a tiny piece of oasis in the bottom and stuck the roses in that, put the lid on, job done. Perhaps you could find a deep frame and put the rose in that.

mary43

My white roses have turned a kind of cream colour...........they still look ok though.
I like the idea of putting them in a glass jar.........might end up doing that with mine if I can't find a box frame suitable.

hel8itch

im going to attempt to dry it using silica gel.where im going to get it i have no idea lol.
but where can i get the domed frames or shadow boxes?

Rhyburgh

Think I just put a reply on another thread about silica gel, but I found some on Jessopps website, so presume you can buy it instore too.

http://www.jessops.com/Store/s7422/1-132-193/Home/Accessories/Cleaning--and--Maintenance/Jessops/Silica-Gel-(Pack-Of-2)/details.aspx

alison6692

Sorry only just seen this

Lots of girlies from the wedding chat forum I used to go on use this site CLICK

My SIL had a paper weight made and was really pleased with it.

HTH

Alison x