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Drying Flowers With Silica Sand

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Although some other substances can be used to dry flowers, what works best is labeled silica gel. Using this method allows one to dry flowers while the flowers its shape and superior color. The Art of Silica Gel How to preserve flowers, Drying It's my fave thing to use, it keeps the shape of your flower and the colours stay beautiful too. Drying flowers with silica sand . The process is very simple, just place the flowers in the container and cover them with the silica sand. These techniques use silica gel and a microwave for fast drying and to preserve their colours. This is one of the quickest methods for drying flowers. It's not a gel, but crystals, similar to what's in the little pack. Drying flowers i absolutely love drying flowers! This setup is left in a cool dry area for 2 to 3 weeks. Silica gel beads (not silica sand) airtight plastic or metal. Learn 4 ways to dry flowers and preserve their colour, ready for embedding in resin. Silica is sold...