Is This A Bad Idea? WR

guppie786

So my favorite flower is the carnation. I have been toying with the idea of dying white carnations with blue dye (our colors are blue and white) so that they look something like this :


For the centerpieces I was going to float two or three of them in square glass vases. I have not done any experimenting on this yet so I am not to sure how easy it will be to get just the edges dyed, though I read somewhere that blue is the easiest color to do this with.

Am I nuts for thinking this is a good idea?

Sunny0710

I think that it looks neat in the pic but in reality would probably backfire. As you mentioned, it will probably be hard to just dye the edges, and if the colour smears it won't look very nice. 

Also, if you are going to float them, you run the risk of the dye coming off into the water and colouring the water. If your vases are glass this will show. Carnations can be beautiful on their own, I'd leave them natural, IMO.

redheadfsu

not nuts, but I would practice b/f I decide whether I would do it or not.You usually put them in dyed water for a few days. So expect to have the house filled with colorful vases.

SassyBrass

I don't see why it would be. Carnations are great because they are inexpensive, and can be any color. What's wrong with that?!
I'm sure there's a way to look up how to do it, my cousin did it once for a science project, and she was like 9 at the time.
If I were you though, I'd leave some of them plain white so it's not blue overkill.

ricksang

Practice and then post here! I'd like to see a real product.

redheadfsu

http://www.ehow.com/how_5476321_use-carnations-floral-arrangements.html


Nice how to guide (didn't realize that it only took a day)

mwhitson14

Sounds like a good idea in theory, but definitely practice. I'm on my BB so I can't copy the link, but there is an article from Associated Content called How to Dye Fresh Flowers that makes it seem fairly easy. Dye your flowers (the article says add flower food) and change the water every other day or so after they're dyed. It starts at the edge and works it's way inward, so it seems like you'd just move them to clear water when they get colored like you want. Cut the stems at a slant and add flower food every time you change the water. Good luck, I'd love to see the results of this!

guppie786

Thanks for the feedback guys, I am pretty sure that the dye will not bleed out once they are dyed so I don't have to worry about that I think. I will have to give it a try once I get back to school and see what the best way to do it is. I will post pictures if I get it to work!