Drying Flowers with Silica Gel Vintage How to Guide Craft Instruction Book

Description

Craft Book: Drying Flowers with Silica Gel
1975 Hazel Pearson Handicrafts
16 Pages
New! Microwave Oven Drying Section!
Probably one of the most satisfying crafts and one that seems to gather more devotees each year is that of flower preserving. Using Silica Gel (a specially formulated desiccant for drying flowers which can be used over and over again) it is possible to dry and preserve the color and shape of many beautiful blooms from your garden in two to eight days, dependent on the size, and transform these blooms, along with attractive accessories, into lovely plaques, arrangements and jewelry for your own enjoyment or for much wanted gifts. This book is intended to introduce you to the rewarding craft and hobby of drying flowers with silica gel and to show you some of the many interesting projects that can result. And, don't miss the innovate Microwave Oven Drying Section.
Contents:
Steps in drying and enhancing flowers
Endearing corsage
Framed nosegay
Daisies in a deep shadowbox
Daffodils in a deep shadowbox
Drying flowers in a microwave oven
Everlasting jewelry
Daisies and mushrooms under glass
Drying foliage, Silica Gel Pillow
Finishing backs of framed pictures