Have you ever looked at a white bouquet of flowers and thought, "That just needs a bit more color"? Instead of buying more expensive flowers to go with your bouquet -- Here is a fun project you can do at home or share some time with the kids and make it a fun activity on summer break.
Your project list is simple:
- White Flowers (Carnations, Daises or Roses work the best)
- Glasses or Jars
- Sheers/Scissors
- Food Coloring
- Water
1. Place a decent amount of water in the bottom of your jars or glasses. Make sure that they are nice and heavy so that the weight of the flowers doesn’t tip them over. Drop in some food coloring until you get a nice, rich color (10 drops should do the trick).
Also remember that you can mix colors as necessary, yellow and blue make green and all of that business.
2. Take your flowers and break up the bunch into as many sections as you like. Then, take and cut an angle on the bottom of the stems. You can shorten as necessary for your jars/glasses. Try to remove the leaves that are near the bottom to keep them from sitting in your water and getting funky.
3. Place your flowers into the jars/glasses/vases and allow to sit until you achieve the color you desire. When the color is achieved, rinse the stems well and transfer to your vase.
FYI – the water will turn color the longer the flowers sit in the fresh. If your vase is clear, you may need to change the water out regularly.
Note: The longer you keep your flowers in the dye the darker they will become. Cut flowers will naturally get droopy, so remove saggy petals as they form to keep them looking pretty and fresh.
Here is a time lapse series to show you the effects from start to 18 hours later.
