Compositions of dried flowers

In glossy magazines, bright interiors with beautiful flowers in baskets attract attention more than photographs of cold rooms without flowers and other cozy "trifles". Only not many know that in the majority on the turns of fashion magazines they see not live flowers, but compositions of dried flowers ideally matched to the color solution of the room.

Flowers dried flowers are attractive because they do not wilt, that is, they do not require frequent replacement, cutting of stems and other characteristics of care characteristic of living plants. Secondly, dried flowers do not limit the master's fantasy, as they do not make demands on the nature of the soil and neighboring plants, as it does when composing compositions of their fresh flowers.

Care for dried flowers

Despite the fact that dry plants are quite unpretentious in care, the compositions of dried flowers have their own life and requirements for care.

1. Choice of lighting. Dry flowers, located on the bright sunny side, will live no more than a year.
2. In the crowded rooms , the life of diadems from dried flowers is more than halved.
3. Dust from dried flowers should be blown off, by a stream of air from a small "pear" or a weak air stream from a vacuum cleaner through a damp cloth.
4. Hairspray - an ideal tool for maintaining dry flowers. Frequency of spraying - once a month.

Art lovers like the collages of dried flowers: paintings using dry plants. They turn out to be voluminous, as if they bring the life depicted in the picture into reality. Especially beautiful look those pictures in which plants with antennae or leaves go beyond the framework. But such collages require care, they should be placed at a height inaccessible to children and animals. Most often, such voluminous paintings with dried flowers are attempted by cats.

A beautiful collage or composition of dried flowers can be purchased at a specialized store, or you can create compositions of dried flowers with your own hands.

Composition of dried flowers by own hands

Different kinds of dried flowers are used in the compositions: flowers, stems, fruits, seeds, mushrooms. Original compositions look with the use of roots of plants, moss and branches.

Collect the dried flowers you need on a dry day. It should be borne in mind that when dried, the color of many plants and flowers changes. The best colors are blue, pink and purple flowers. White petals tend to turn yellow, and red ones can become too dark.

Dry the dried flowers in the air in a dark, well ventilated room, fragrant herbs and spices can be tied into bundles and dried in a suspended state.

When making a composition of dried flowers, it is possible to use wax to bind plants together. As the composition is created, it must be kept in a water bath so that it is melted. The vessel in which the composition will be fixed can be decorated by completely wrapping it with paper or woven material in the color of the entire composition.