How to make dried baby's breath flowers? An easy method anyone can learn

We 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 storage time? Of course there is! That is to make baby's breath into dried flowers for preservation. Below, Qinnong Web will introduce to everyone how to turn 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, Qinnong Web will introduce three here: one is natural air-drying, and another uses tools to dry them. As for which method to choose, it depends on everyone's own preference. Qinnong Web 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 way is to hang the fresh flowers upside down, and at the same time be careful to stagger the flowers, so as to maintain the shape of the flowers and avoid problems 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 put them in a vase.

2. Book-pressing air-drying method

This is a method similar to making specimens, and the materials needed are also relatively simple: just a fairly thick book. When doing it, separate the flowers into branches, making them as small and fine as possible. After separating them, arrange the individual stems neatly in the book, then close the book. If you are afraid of dirtying the pages, you can place a layer of paper towel as a lining. After about three to four days, we can find that the flowers in the book have dried and become flattened. You can frame them for display and use them 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 in a microwave and heat for about 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 are the methods introduced by Qinnong Web for making dried flowers from baby's breath. After being made into dried flowers, the storage time of baby's breath will be greatly extended. 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 stems to become moldy and rot.