Dried Flowers Using Drying Media (Desiccant)
Drying process with desiccant can produce better dried flower and dry leaf for craft material than simple drying process. These ingredients can be used as drying media:
- Sand
Before used, wash the sand and dry up. The sand can be reused after dried up. - Silica gel
Only need 48-72 hours to produce dry flowers. After absorb the water, silica gel will turn to pink up to clear. It shows that silica gel can’t absorb the water anymore. Silica gel can be used again with put it in oven at 120°C until turn to blue color or you can sauté it. - Borax
Borax usage can cause the dry flower that resulted is rather rolled so it is better to mix borax and sand with ratio 2 : 1.
How to dry up the plants
- Prepare a container with a prop if needed.
- Embed the flower on the prop.
- Fill with desiccant slowly until all part is covered and arrange the position with small wood.
- Close the container and placed in dry room.
- Take out the dry flower.
Then your craft material is ready to use.
[...] are 4 methods you can choose to dry up your flowers. They are simple drying, pressing, drying media (desiccant) and colored preservative solution. Every method has its own benefit and [...]