Flower Projects

For the past couple of weeks I have been enjoying several floral arrangements that were sent in sympathy of Bruce by family and friends.  Before the flowers reached the end of their life cycle I knew I wanted to preserve a few of the flowers for sentimental reasons.

While the flowers were still in bloom, I took pictures of some of my favorites.

I framed the photos in vintage store display stands and incorporated them into my kitchen table display.

They are a nice pop of color against the winter background outside.

I wanted to try and dry a few of the flowers so I got online and read about different drying methods.  I decided the easiest method for me was to simply hang a bundle of flowers upside down in a warm, dry place.  I gathered several different flowers and hung them to dry in one of my closets.

I was very pleased with how the roses dried.

Several of the roses from this arrangement,

Made for a beautiful dried bouquet.

And one of these small yellow roses,

Was preserved under a vintage domed glass magnifying paperweight (using an old dictionary page as the background paper).

I also took some of the ferns that were used as filler in the arrangements and pressed them between the pages of an old phone book.

I framed one of the smaller ferns in a vintage frame.

Even though I had to throw out most of the flowers, I love that I was able to preserve a few to display around the house.

Thanks for stopping by.

Jane