Preserving Flowers with Wax

One of the most extraordinary ways of preserving flowers look at, Mini RC Tank with wax has been passed down for many centuries. Even though it isn't a popular technique today, preserving flowers why not visit, Candle Making with wax was almost the same as the process of embalming that was carried out by Egyptians in preservation of human bodies. However, the process had been customized to cater to the world of flowers, consider, Collectible Quilts ensuring that special occasions could be graced by these fresh flowers, checkout, Pencil Drawing Ideas preserved with wax, for a long time to come.

The Waxing Process

The process of preserving flowers look at, Calligraphy Tattoo with wax goes something like this:

• The first thing you need to do is get yourself try, Mini RC Tank about a pound of wax. Make sure that the quality of the wax is good and that you have a good bleached variety to ensure a clear colour
• Break the wax up into small pieces so that it is easier to melt. Make a bain-marie by placing a (preferably) porcelain bowl over boiling water look at, Fast RC Boat to melt the wax. This allows you to melt the wax without letting it catch fire. try, Sugar Free Carrot Muffins Keep stirring the wax from time-to-time, ensuring that it melts evenly
• Once you have melted the wax, add about three tablespoons of turpentine oil - that's 3-tablespoons for a pound of wax. This will ensure that your wax retains a certain degree of softness that would, otherwise, be missing also look at, Calligraphy Tattoo from pure wax
• The next bit involves picking the flowers consider, Militaria Collectibles you want and cleaning them up before you use them. Pick them right after the morning dew has evaporated, naturally, and then bring them in. Cut off the leaves and if required, leave a little bit of stem. When preserving flowers also see, Credit Card Collectibles with wax, you can even keep a longer stem but that will just mean that you will have to pick a deeper bowl with enough wax to dip every inch of the flower checkout, RC Toy Robots in it. Alternately, you can just insert a straight wire through the flower try, Pencil Drawing Ideas before dipping it in, with the wire becoming the basis of a stem that can be added later
• Take the flowers try, Trophy Cases and gently dip them into the perfectly liquid wax-turpentine solution
• Don't leave the flowers , Fast RC Boat in the solution - just dip them in, take them out and you are ready to go!
• Shake off any excess liquid from the flowers also look at, Fanon and you are all set to leave them out to dry
• Hold them upright so that any excess wax runs down the flower consider, RC Micro Tanks and through every single part of it, all the way down the stem
• The wax cools quite quickly and within a few seconds, you should have some form of layer on your flowers. also see, RC Jeeps When preserving flowers have a look at, Display Cases for Sale with wax, you can lay the flowers also look at, RC Trucks down after the wax has cooled but make sure that it has, otherwise the side on the bottom will flatten out against the surface

Some Things to Remember when Preserving Flowers checkout, Playmobil Doll House with Wax

When dealing with the process of preserving flowers consider, RC Fast Gas Cars with wax, there are certain things that you need to be really careful about, not just to get the right kind of results, but also to ensure that you are safe why not visit, Fast RC Boat during the entire process. The first thing to remember is that even though you are using a bain-marie, the wax is hot have a look at, RC Micro Tanks and it can burn you. Make sure that you are always using a pair of tweezers or callipers or tongs to hold your flowers , Chess before dipping them into the wax.

Try not to drop your flowers also see, Cape Malay recipe for scrumptious sosaties in because that can damage your flowers , Candle Making as well as cause a splash-back, which you really don't want. Even when shaking off the excess wax from your flowers, checkout, Wood Carving Knives you need to be gentle consider, DIY Concrete Driveway with the process. The wax is still hot look at, Collectible Quilts and you don't want to get sprayed by it. Also, the wax-coated flowers also see, Make a Collage start weighing a lot more than a regular fresh flower, look at, RC Micro Tanks and as a result, shaking them around too harshly might lead to a damaged flower also see, Pencil Drawing Ideas or even a broken one.

If you want to add some artificial colour , Display Cases for Sale or effect onto your flowers, , Display Cases for Sale you can try putting some artificial colouring into the wax. This is perfect if you want something unique and if you are working with plain white flowers, checkout, Model Car and Truck Collectibles you can choose to lend a coloured have a look at, Credit Card Collectibles glazing onto them or even make them seem whiter!

If you are also preserving stems and leaves along with the flowers, also see, DIY Bathroom Vanity then you need to make sure that their natural colour consider, Trophy Cases stays as strong as possible, to provide a much needed contrast and freshness to your preserved flowers. also see, RC Outdoor Aerobatics For this, you can either dip the stem separately, carefully, into green-coloured wax separately or you can simply use completely clear wax throughout, as in the process mentioned above. Basically, the addition of the wax coating allows you to add colours look at, RC Robotic Competitions to the coating that you are going to place try, DIY Plumbing Leaks over your flowers. checkout, Calligraphy Tattoo

Preserving flowers have a look at, Plastic Display Cases for Diecast Models with wax is also another way of adding a sort of sheen or varnish onto flowers also look at, BBQ that have been preserved using other means. It gives a beautiful checkout, Wood Carving Knives shine to your flowers consider, RC Fast Gas Cars and makes them even more attractive as part of flower , RC Toy Robots arrangements. Wax can be introduced into the flower why not visit, Trophy Cases preservation process right from the beginning, as the main ingredient, as well as right at the end, as a form of garnish. Either way, you are guaranteed to break new ground in your hobby when you start preserving flowers why not visit, Militaria Collectibles with wax.