A Detailed Guide to the Latest Method for Making Dried Baby's Breath Flowers

We can often see baby's breath (Gypsophila) in flower shops. If this flower is cut and stored, it can only be kept for about a week at most. So is there a way to extend its preservation time? Of course there is! That is to make baby's breath into dried flowers for preservation. Below, Qinnong Network will introduce to everyone how to make baby's breath into dried flowers.

Since we want to make dried flowers, then naturally we need to dry out the moisture in the flowers. As for the specific methods of operation, Qinnong Network will introduce three here: there is natural air-drying, and there is using tools to dry them. As for which method to choose specifically, it depends on everyone's own preference. Qinnong Network will first give everyone an introduction here.

1. Natural Air-Drying

This is the most primitive and also the simplest method, with almost no difficulty at all. The only thing to note is to avoid the plum rain season and do it when the air is relatively dry. The specific method is to hang the fresh flowers upside down, and at the same time be careful to stagger the flowers. This is to maintain the shape of the flowers and avoid the problem of collision and deformation. Based on the humidity of the air and the form of the flowers, you can judge whether air-drying is complete. If the air-dried form is already very good, then we can take the flowers down and insert them into a vase.

2. Book-Pressing Air-Drying Method

This is a method similar to making specimens. The materials needed are also relatively simple: a relatively thick book is enough. During operation, the flowers should be divided into branches, divided as finely as possible. After dividing, arrange the flower stems one by one in the book, then close the book. If you are afraid of dirtying the pages, then you can place a layer of paper towel underneath. After about three to four days, we can find that the flowers in the book have become dry and flattened. They can be framed and used as wall art.

3. Heat Air-Drying Method

This method is similar to the second one. Use a container to press and fix the flowers, put them into a microwave oven and heat for fifteen seconds. After taking them out, wait for the flowers to cool naturally before removing them. The effect is also similar to the above.

The above is the method introduced by Qinnong Network for everyone on making dried flowers from baby's breath. After being made into dried flowers, the preservation time of baby's breath will be greatly increased. However, note that after they have been made into dried flowers, we should not water the baby's breath specimens, otherwise it is easy to cause the flower branches to become moldy and rot.