Supplies Needed:

DRYING:

• Air Tight Containers These are the ones I use and I get them at the dollar store. You will need 3-5 depending on the size of your bouquet.

• Wisedry or Actvia Silica Gel Sand

  ( 1-2 bags)

  You can order this on Amazon or if you have a Michaels Craft store near you, you can pick some up there. The key point is that it is silica GEL sand and not just silica sand (that is something different).

• Standard tulle large enough to cover the top of your air tight container with extra around the edges.

  I get this from the fabric department of any craft store. ( walmart, Hobby lobby, Joanns all have it ).

• Scissors

• Latex Gloves

• Paper Cup

• Tin Roasting Pan

  I get these from the dollar store as well.

  SHIPPING:

• Air tight container

• Tissue Paper

• Shipping box to fit container.

Instructions:

Start on a clean workspace. Put gloves on to protect your petals from the oils on your hands which can cause bruising and dismantle your bouquet placing each stem in the same pile as it’s own kind.

Step 1. Using your paper cup, pour a layer of silica into the bottom of each airtight container as you go.

Step 2. Starting with your largest blooms, snip the bloom from the stem. For roses, pour silica into the center of the bloom and give a small shake. Continue to do this until the center is full. You may need to gently separate the petals if your rose is still very tight. Set into the container. Continue this with each flower that is a single bloom stem working your way to the smallest bloom. Once the bottom of the container is layered with blooms, begin to pour the silica around the blooms using your paper cup. This helps to hold and support the blooms shape. Then cover the remaining parts of the blooms with silica making sure all parts are completely covered. Place lid on.

Step 3. Next, move to any multi-bloom stems such as stock, snapdragons, ect. Snip the ends to fit the container and lay down flat in a first layer in your container. Cover with silica and if there is room you can do one more layer of these blooms on top, again cover with silica, and cover with lid.

Step 4. Then move onto greenery. These are done in the same fashion as the multi-bloom stems. Place a layer of greenery and cover with silica. Repeat if there is room and cover with lid.

Any left over greenery can be tied together and hung upside down in a cool dry place such as a closet.

Let flowers sit a minimum of 4 weeks.

REMOVING AND PACKING

When it is time to pull the flowers from drying, remove lid from container and place tulle in place of lid. Then place tin roasting pan on top. Place a hand under your container and a hand on top of the tin pan and flip over. Slowly and gently pull up the tulle. The silica will fall back into the tin pan leaving just your florals in the tulle. Set aside and continue in the same way with each container until all florals are removed. Remove remining silica off of the blooms by holding them upside down and shaking VERY gently. There may still be silica sticking to the flower - that’s ok. I’ll take care of that when I receive your flowers - just the majority of the silica needs to be removed.

Once all florals are removed, line your empty air tight container with 2 layers of crinkled tissue paper. Place your blooms into the tissue paper creating little pockets for the flowers to sit into the paper. The idea is to not allow for movement in the box. Continue in this way until all flowers are in the container. Place another layer of tissue paper on top and place lid on. Do this with the remaining florals and containers until all are packed. Cushion shipping box with packing material, place floral containers into the shipping box and pack any remaining negative space with packing paper. Again, the goal is to create as little movement inside the box as possible so pack this in nice and tight. Close up the box and clearly mark “FRAGILE” and “This Side Up” on all sides of the box and ship 2-day shipping for as little handling as possible.

Please note that dried flowers are fragile and I am not responsible for the condition that your flowers show up in.

Ship to:

The Evermore Floweret

C/o Shawna Mang

6437 Reed Rd, Levering MI