Whether it's a single summer daisy in a vintage bud vase or a galvanized bucket filled with bright spring tulips, flowers add so much to country design. And when they're dried, the possibilities seem almost endless. Dried flowers are among the most creative and rewarding of all country accents. Floral designer Christine Lakas shares how she goes about creating beautiful dried floral arrangements--perfect accents for a country home.
A dried flower topiary is an easy-to-make dried flower arrangement (see video at right). Glue a foam ball in a clay pot and attach sheet moss with hot glue. Stick in various dried flowers like, yellow roses, blue and pink larkspur and coneflowers.
Lakas dries her flowers by hanging, screen drying and sand. The method she uses depends on the type of flower she's drying.
Hanging: Secure the stems with a rubber band and hang upside down in a dark, well-ventilated area. Roses and larkspur are just two of the types of flowers that can be dried this way.
Screen Drying: Simply place flowers on house screens and allow to dry. Nandina and holly berries and black-eyed Susan and zinnia blooms can be dried with this method.
Sand: Flowers with outward petals, like zinnias, coneflowers and gerbera daisies, are best dried in sand. Simply place the bloom in a layer of sand and gently cover with more sand. The flowers will be ready in two to three weeks.
Tip: These arrangements are easily cared for--just keep out of sunlight and away from vents and to clean, simply take it outside and use a hair dryer on a cool setting to blow off the dust.
Guests Christine Lakas
Dried Floral Artist, Crowns of Glory
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