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Preserving a rose?
I don't know if this is the place to ask, or if I should be asking
somewhere else. I recently received a miniature rose that my husband found on a rosebush that someone had thoughtlessly destroyed. It is so beautiful that I thought that I would like to preserve it as it is, that is, how it looks now. I thought that it would look great suspended in something like a paperweight (or something like that), but I can't seem to find any information on how to do it myself, or a service that can do it, or a kit. Does anyone have any ideas? I would rather not dry it, and if I can, I'd like to preserve it how it looks now. Does anyone have any ideas? I'm hoping that there are many different ways of doing it. Thank you very much. ~~Candy |
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Pose with it for a photograph. Smile big.
Candy wrote: : I don't know if this is the place to ask, or if I should be asking : somewhere else. I recently received a miniature rose that my husband : found on a rosebush that someone had thoughtlessly destroyed. It is so : beautiful that I thought that I would like to preserve it as it is, that : is, how it looks now. I thought that it would look great suspended in : something like a paperweight (or something like that), but I can't seem : to find any information on how to do it myself, or a service that can do : it, or a kit. Does anyone have any ideas? I would rather not dry it, : and if I can, I'd like to preserve it how it looks now. Does anyone : have any ideas? I'm hoping that there are many different ways of doing : it. Thank you very much. ~~Candy : -- Tom Line |
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Pose with it for a photograph. Smile big.
Candy wrote: : I don't know if this is the place to ask, or if I should be asking : somewhere else. I recently received a miniature rose that my husband : found on a rosebush that someone had thoughtlessly destroyed. It is so : beautiful that I thought that I would like to preserve it as it is, that : is, how it looks now. I thought that it would look great suspended in : something like a paperweight (or something like that), but I can't seem : to find any information on how to do it myself, or a service that can do : it, or a kit. Does anyone have any ideas? I would rather not dry it, : and if I can, I'd like to preserve it how it looks now. Does anyone : have any ideas? I'm hoping that there are many different ways of doing : it. Thank you very much. ~~Candy : -- Tom Line |
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"Candy" wrote in message
... I don't know if this is the place to ask, or if I should be asking somewhere else. I recently received a miniature rose that my husband found on a rosebush that someone had thoughtlessly destroyed. It is so beautiful that I thought that I would like to preserve it as it is, that is, how it looks now. I thought that it would look great suspended in something like a paperweight (or something like that), but I can't seem to find any information on how to do it myself, or a service that can do it, or a kit. Does anyone have any ideas? I would rather not dry it, and if I can, I'd like to preserve it how it looks now. Does anyone have any ideas? I'm hoping that there are many different ways of doing it. Thank you very much. ~~Candy Several of my rose books show how to preserve a rose but they seem to only deal with drying roses. You might check on some rose books in a bookstore or library. The American Rose Society www.ars.org might have an article on rose preservation. Have you checked to see if there are any craft newsgroups? I'm not aware of any, but with 1,000s of newsgroups, I wouldn't be surprised if there were some that might be helpful. Good luck! Gail |
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"Candy" wrote in message
... I don't know if this is the place to ask, or if I should be asking somewhere else. I recently received a miniature rose that my husband found on a rosebush that someone had thoughtlessly destroyed. It is so beautiful that I thought that I would like to preserve it as it is, that is, how it looks now. I thought that it would look great suspended in something like a paperweight (or something like that), but I can't seem to find any information on how to do it myself, or a service that can do it, or a kit. Does anyone have any ideas? I would rather not dry it, and if I can, I'd like to preserve it how it looks now. Does anyone have any ideas? I'm hoping that there are many different ways of doing it. Thank you very much. ~~Candy Several of my rose books show how to preserve a rose but they seem to only deal with drying roses. You might check on some rose books in a bookstore or library. The American Rose Society www.ars.org might have an article on rose preservation. Have you checked to see if there are any craft newsgroups? I'm not aware of any, but with 1,000s of newsgroups, I wouldn't be surprised if there were some that might be helpful. Good luck! Gail |
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Buy silica gel and place rose in box and sprinkle with silica gel to bury
the rose and leave for several weeks, it will dry out with color intact. Check it from time to time to see if the rose is completely dry. "Candy" wrote in message ... I don't know if this is the place to ask, or if I should be asking somewhere else. I recently received a miniature rose that my husband found on a rosebush that someone had thoughtlessly destroyed. It is so beautiful that I thought that I would like to preserve it as it is, that is, how it looks now. I thought that it would look great suspended in something like a paperweight (or something like that), but I can't seem to find any information on how to do it myself, or a service that can do it, or a kit. Does anyone have any ideas? I would rather not dry it, and if I can, I'd like to preserve it how it looks now. Does anyone have any ideas? I'm hoping that there are many different ways of doing it. Thank you very much. ~~Candy |
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Buy silica gel and place rose in box and sprinkle with silica gel to bury
the rose and leave for several weeks, it will dry out with color intact. Check it from time to time to see if the rose is completely dry. "Candy" wrote in message ... I don't know if this is the place to ask, or if I should be asking somewhere else. I recently received a miniature rose that my husband found on a rosebush that someone had thoughtlessly destroyed. It is so beautiful that I thought that I would like to preserve it as it is, that is, how it looks now. I thought that it would look great suspended in something like a paperweight (or something like that), but I can't seem to find any information on how to do it myself, or a service that can do it, or a kit. Does anyone have any ideas? I would rather not dry it, and if I can, I'd like to preserve it how it looks now. Does anyone have any ideas? I'm hoping that there are many different ways of doing it. Thank you very much. ~~Candy |
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Thank you all. ~~Candy
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