![]() |
Cleaning Silk Bouquets In 3 Simple StepsHow To Clean A Silk Bouquet A Silk bouquet can last a lot longer than a bouquet made of real flowers, but it will still droop, and get dusty, over time. Fortunately a little bit of preventive care can go a long way towards keeping your bouquet looking like new. It doesn't take long either. 5 minutes spent caring for your bouquet every 3-6 months will keep your bouquet looking as good as it did they day you bought it. Read on to discover the 3 simple steps to keeping your silk bouquet in pristine condition. You'll also discover the one thing you should NEVER do to clean your bouquet. Make this mistake, and you might ruin your bouquet forever! Step 1: Rice Cleaning Place your bouquet in a plastic shopping bag, along with half a cup of white rice. Twist the bag closed, and then shake the bag for about 60 seconds. The rice in the plastic bag will get statically charged, and the dust will be attracted to the rice. In the past, people used salt instead of rice, but salt was found to be too hard, and would scratch the flowers. White rice is softer, so it won't damage the flowers at all. Step 2: Fluffing Once you have cleaned your silk flowers, hold the bouquet by the handle and then turn it upside down and give it two or three good hard shakes, dropping the rice back into the bag. This should loosen any rice caught in the flowers and also clear away any left over dust. It will also "fluff" the flowers, and give them back their original shape. Step 3: Plumping And Teasing After fluffing the bouquet, it is time to make sure all the flowers are in the right position. Using the back of your hand, go around the back of the bouquet and lightly push the flowers back into position, to "plump up" the bouquet. Once you are happy with the general shape, then tease the flowers into the correct position by lightly pulling and pushing on the individual flowers and petals until they are correctly placed. That's it! Simple, wasn't it? Now, you may have read that you can lightly spray your bouquet with soapy water to get it clean. Regardless of what you may have read, don't ever do this! Never spray your bouquet with water because the wet dust will run and stain your flowers. And stained flowers do NOT look right! If you follow these simple steps every 3-6 months, your bouquet will stay beautiful, and will be around long enough for future generations to enjoy. Peta D'Silva has been making silk bouquets for over 14 years. She is the webmaster of http://www.visionsofsilk.com, a website featuring a catalog of bouquets that you can buy, as well as easy-to-understand articles about creating your own silk bouquets.
No-cost crafting at libraries NOLA.com Hobbies linked to lower depression levels among older people ... The Independent Aldi Ireland to sell major hobbies and crafts range this week – with prices from €1.99... The Irish Sun Massive arts & crafts expo comes to DFW with state-of-the-art tricks CultureMap Dallas There Is Such Thing As Hobby Burnout—Here’s How To Rediscover the Joy in Your Favorite Pastime Well+Good Marin library maker space reinvented to explore woodworking, crafts Marin Independent Journal Sistersville was the Site of the 2nd Annual Fall Fling Tyler Star News The Alphabetical Guide To Craft Hobbies | A-Z List Of Crafts Country Living UK Hobbies for Women Over 50 That Improve Health Woman's World Bonita Hegemann | Obituaries | norfolkdailynews.com Norfolk Daily News Dallas nonprofit Art Conspiracy calls it quits after nearly 20 years CultureMap Dallas 8 craft hobbies everyone's talking about in 2023 Country Living UK Loretta Szymanski-O'neill Obituary (2023) - Aurora, OH - The Plain ... - The Plain Dealer Obituaries Loretta Szymanski-O'neill Obituary (2023) - Aurora, OH - The Plain ... The Plain Dealer Obituaries Emerge Gallery & Arts Center to offer fall classes The East Carolinian 10 Slow Living Hobbies For Self-Care Country Living UK Apple Festival Queen, Princess pageant to be held Oct. 1 Greene County Daily World What is Victim Mentality? Signs, Causes and Tips to Cope with the Psychological Disorder Sportskeeda Successful Living Center to Host 2nd Annual Caring and Sharing ... Elmore Autauga News London Named UK's Craftiest City | The Most Creative Areas Country Living UK Druid City Makerspace offers room for people who create arts, crafts Tuscaloosa Magazine Hobby Income: What It Is and How It's Taxed Kiplinger's Personal Finance 14 Best Fiber Craft Kits for Adults of 2023 | Reviews by Wirecutter The New York Times Wearing too many hobby hats Discovering Bulloch The Heritage Crafts On The Brink Of Extinction Country Living UK Hobby Lobby to open June 9 Brainerd Dispatch The Hobby Lobby Controversy, Explained The Mary Sue Best craft classes for adults in Los Angeles Los Angeles Times OPINION: A love letter to arts and crafts Indiana Daily Student Hobbycraft to open new store in Canterbury, UK Retail Insight Network You Can Make This Much Money Before the IRS Considers Your Hobby to be a Taxable Business Yahoo Finance Don't turn your hobby into a side hustle The Japan Times 103-year-old-Columbia woman stays active through crafts and ... Columbia Daily Herald How Green Is Your Thumb? Gardening, Crafts Linked with Greater ... - National Endowment for the Arts How Green Is Your Thumb? Gardening, Crafts Linked with Greater ... National Endowment for the Arts Meet Buffs with similar hobbies | Division of Student Affairs University of Colorado Boulder Hobby Lobby to open this fall in Midland Mall Midland Daily News 125 Best Hobbies For Women Parade Magazine Looking to pick up a new hobby? Indigo Studio is here to help. inputfortwayne.com Having A Hobby Can Reduce The Risk Of Depression By 30% The Weekly Journal Open class exhibits for Southwest Washington Fair can now be ... Centralia Chronicle Creative-Coldsnow to close its Overland Park art store Shawnee Mission Post Business Intel: Crossroads Hobbies and Crafts Roanoke Times Craft Room Redo: Before and After Bob Vila Kittens rescued from store wall in Putnam County WOWK 13 News News Flash • Abilene, TX • CivicEngage Abilene, TX 10 Relaxing Hobbies to Help You Unwind The Teen Magazine Kids and Hobbies: How Hobbies Shape Students' Lives TulsaKids Magazine Are Ryobi USB Lithium Power Tools Worth Buying? How-To Geek Ultimate List: 1100+ Hobbies To Try in 2023 Good Good Good 75+ Hobby Ideas For Men Art of Manliness Arkansas teen's hobby of making jewelry leads to non-profit THV11.com KTHV Dive into old hobbies, get creative at Fort Erie Public Library Niagara This Week Huge Hobby Lobby store on track to open later this year Villages-News Craft and hobby classes in St. Louis St. Louis Magazine Cobblestone Crafts listed for sale after four decades for $679K HollandSentinel.com 4 Free Creative Apps You Can Use to Learn Paper Crafts MUO - MakeUseOf Michaels Welcomes Sellers with Launch of Online Marketplace EcommerceBytes Endangered Crafts and the Destinations Keeping Them Alive ... The New York Times UFO downed by $400,000 missile may have been $12 hobby balloon Business Insider Lynnette Poulson | News, Sports, Jobs Standard-Examiner West Virginia Hobbies & Crafts: A 25-year success story Huntington Herald Dispatch
|