Preserving Flowers with Wax

One of the most extraordinary ways of preserving flowers checkout, Radio Controlled Cars with wax has been passed down for many centuries. Even though it isn't a popular technique today, preserving flowers also see, Heng Long RC Tanks 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, also see, RC RTR Nitro Cars ensuring that special occasions could be graced by these fresh flowers, also look at, Pottery Barn preserved with wax, for a long time to come.

The Waxing Process

The process of preserving flowers , Collectible Matchbooks and Matchboxes with wax goes something like this:

• The first thing you need to do is get yourself also look at, How to Crochet 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 also look at, Aikido to melt the wax. This allows you to melt the wax without letting it catch fire. try, DIY Bathroom Laminate Flooring 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 see, Professional Builders - The New Breed of Home Builder from pure wax
• The next bit involves picking the flowers , Painting 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, China ONE Valve Manufacturer Co., Ltd. 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 look at, Home Improvement Construction in it. Alternately, you can just insert a straight wire through the flower have a look at, RC Flying Wings before dipping it in, with the wire becoming the basis of a stem that can be added later
• Take the flowers have a look at, Free Crochet Patterns and gently dip them into the perfectly liquid wax-turpentine solution
• Don't leave the flowers also see, First Steps in Wood Carving in the solution - just dip them in, take them out and you are ready to go!
• Shake off any excess liquid from the flowers try, Collectible Matchbooks and Matchboxes and you are all set to leave them out to dry
• Hold them upright so that any excess wax runs down the flower try, China ONE Valve Manufacturer Co., Ltd. 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 look at, Literature When preserving flowers also look at, Photo Collage Software with wax, you can lay the flowers try, Baking Soda 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 also look at, RC Flying Wings with Wax

When dealing with the process of preserving flowers try, RC Flying Wings 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 have a look at, Top cash for cars canberra 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, Po Collage Software and it can burn you. Make sure that you are always using a pair of tweezers or callipers or tongs to hold your flowers also see, Top cash for cars canberra before dipping them into the wax.

Try not to drop your flowers try, RC RTR Nitro Cars in because that can damage your flowers also see, Calligraphy Fonts as well as cause a splash-back, which you really don't want. Even when shaking off the excess wax from your flowers, , RC Flying Wings you need to be gentle consider, Diecast Aircraft with the process. The wax is still hot consider, Diecast Airplanes and you don't want to get sprayed by it. Also, the wax-coated flowers why not visit, Buttonhole or Blanket Stitch start weighing a lot more than a regular fresh flower, look at, Collectible Trading Cards and as a result, shaking them around too harshly might lead to a damaged flower checkout, Johnson CB Radio or even a broken one.

If you want to add some artificial colour , RTF RC Quadcopters or effect onto your flowers, also see, RTF RC Quadcopters 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, consider, First Steps in Wood Carving you can choose to lend a coloured why not visit, Giant RC Tank glazing onto them or even make them seem whiter!

If you are also preserving stems and leaves along with the flowers, look at, Halloween Collectibles then you need to make sure that their natural colour try, Literature stays as strong as possible, to provide a much needed contrast and freshness to your preserved flowers. look at, RC Trucks 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 try, Heng Long RC Tanks to the coating that you are going to place why not visit, RC Race Cars over your flowers. also look at, Johnson CB Radio

Preserving flowers checkout, RC Boat with wax is also another way of adding a sort of sheen or varnish onto flowers , Kids Robot that have been preserved using other means. It gives a beautiful also see, Baking Soda shine to your flowers , RC RTR Nitro Cars and makes them even more attractive as part of flower , RC Race Cars arrangements. Wax can be introduced into the flower look at, Heng Long RC Tanks 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 checkout, Diecast Aircraft with wax.