How to make dried flowers by yourself

Dried flowers are the general term for dried flowers, leaves and fruits. It not only has the charm of truth, goodness and beauty endowed by nature, but also has the timeless characteristics of "artificial flowers", so it is natural, simple and lovely. There are many ways to dry flowers, mainly including A natural drying method, B normal temperature pressing method, C sand (borax) drying method, D desiccant embedding method, E glycerin drying method, F microwave oven drying method and so on. Because of the limitation of equipment and other conditions, there are two simple ways to make dried flowers at home. A: Natural drying method. This method is to put the flowers in a cool, dark, dry, clean and ventilated place and let them dry naturally. Suitable for grass flowers with more cellulose, used to make three-dimensional dried flowers. The production method is: collecting flower materials after the dew dries in the morning. After harvesting, cut the stem to the required length, remove a small amount of leaves, redundant side branches and damaged parts, and tie it into a suitable bouquet with a string. When the flowers are not discolored or sloppy, hang them upside down in a ventilated and dry place. Don't expose them to the sun, which is easy to discolor, and don't squeeze the flowers too tightly, which is easy to mold. Perennial wild flowers, hydrangea, delphinium, mimosa, Ai Ju and other flowers, papyrus, lavender, Puwei and other flowers are inserted in containers with large openings to dry, so as to fan out. Some flowers just need to lie flat on the shelf. Air drying time varies with flower species, air humidity and temperature. In a warm and dry room, delphinium can be dried in only two or three days, but it takes eight to ten days in a shed or utility room with a lower temperature. You must remember to have a look and smell every two or three days. If your flowers think paper is so fragile, then you are finished. After the flowers dry, if you want to keep the leaves from breaking, you can spray some hair gel and so on, which will have a fragrance (this method is very suitable in the dry north. If your home is in the south, you can consider using the microwave oven. As the flowers dry, the original bouquet is easy to loosen, so it needs to be tied tightly at any time. Or spray anti-transpiration agent after the flower branches are completely dried and put in a big box for later use. For some flowers with delicate petals, hanging upside down and easy to turn over and deform, the horizontal support drying method can be adopted, that is, the lower end of the flower branch vertically passes through the mesh, so that the flowers are vertically supported and laid flat on the mesh to make them naturally dry. B: normal temperature pressing method. This method is a common method to make flat dried flowers. Put the flower branches in absorbent paper, put them on a flat plate, and press heavy objects (such as stones and bricks). ) on it, and put them in a ventilated place and let them dry naturally. In the large-scale production of dried flowers, specimen clips can be used instead of heavy objects. When using this method, it should be noted that the absorbent paper should be replaced in time within 1-3 days after pressing. This method can also be combined with heating and rapid drying, that is, the day after the flowers are pressed, or when they are about to dry, the absorbent paper with flowers is lightly branded with an electric iron several times, and then pressed as usual until it is completely dry. This not only has a fast drying speed, but also can kill insects and sterilize, which is beneficial to the preservation of dried flowers. However, some flowers, such as orchids, will fade when exposed to high temperature, so this kind of flowers should not be heated. C: Some flowers will be deformed or even deteriorated when dried in a microwave oven. If you want the flowers to dry for a long time, you might as well use the microwave oven to help. Put the flowers in the microwave oven to dry. Generally, the petals of a flower only take tens of seconds, and the whole flower only takes a few minutes. Because of the high temperature in the furnace, we should pay attention to the selection of varieties that will not change color at high temperature. Second, pay attention to its drying time to avoid burning the flowers. So the key of this method is to pay attention to the temperature, but I haven't tried it. I don't know how it works. Interested friends can try! However, not all flowers are suitable for dried flowers. Flowers with less water content, such as forget-me-not and some grass, are easy to be dried and not easy to change color. Microwave drying is a new method, which is characterized by short time and no need of other media. This drying method is suitable for those flowers that can be air-dried, such as herbs, daisies, roses, marigolds and so on. And some grasses such as Puwei, Cirsium japonicum and papyrus. The drying time in the microwave oven depends on the type of oven and the number of flowers. Some berries are easily broken in the microwave oven. Put them in a cool, dry and ventilated place to dry for at least a week. If you don't have a microwave oven and want to dry it as soon as possible, you can take the following measures: take a cardboard box with a suitable size and spread clean and dry hot fine sand on the bottom of the box; Insert the flower stalk into the fine sand to make the flower stand upright, and then slowly pour in the hot fine sand until the flower is completely submerged. 1-2 After the ceiling is dry, pierce the box to let the fine sand flow out. Remove the residual sand with a brush. Put the dried flowers in a vase or other container.