Spring is the time for flowers! A dear friend suggested I preserve the flowers my boys pick me in resin (thank you Cassie Coben!). I researched how to do it and found the flowers have to be dried.
I turned the boys loose with a pan and asked them to pick whatever kind of flower they wanted out of the yard. Then I tried 3 drying methods to see what worked best.
First was air drying- I didn’t press these, I simply left them out in the house in a metal pan. It took about a week, but they dried and look okay. The colors aren’t very vibrant and some of the dandelions turned into the white fluffy kind. It required no effort, though.
Then I did some in the microwave- 4 minutes in paper towels with a plate under and a plate on top. This provided the most vibrant of color! It also made them flat which seemed to keep the petals intact the best.
Last I did the oven- 1 hour at 200*. I laid everything on a pan and set it in. I was least impressed by this method. It turned out so crunchy and I lost the most petals with this method. I wouldn’t do it again, or recommend it.
I haven’t yet used any resin as I decided we could still give fresh flowers gifts right now and I would rather wait until Christmas. So for now, I have dried flowers and the knowledge of how to do it again- in the microwave!
