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Drying Gerbera Daisies?

emmap08emmap08
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Hi all!

My wedding is February 3, 2011, and our flowers are going to be gerbera daisies, which are my absolute favorites. Our colors are navy and fuschia, and the girls will be wearing navy dresses with a fuschia sash, and they'll be carrying bouquets of all-white daisies (DIY).

I was planning on doing my bouquet all-fuschia gerbera daisies, but now I'm wondering if I should add some hot pink and white roses to it as well. Basically, I love saving and drying flowers (I have just about all of the ones my FI has given me), and I really want to dry and keep my bridal bouquet, but so far I haven't been successful in drying gerbera daisies, so I was thinking adding the roses would give me something to dry and save..Maybe? I'm really not sure what to do here, so any tips would be most appreciated!

Also, I'm planning on doing all the flowers DIY (centerpieces are just going to be gerbera daisies), but I'm starting to wonder if I should splurge a little and get just my bouquet from a florist. ...I don't know what to do! Surprised


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Re: Drying Gerbera Daisies?

  • aleighk1aleighk1
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    edited December 2011
    Gerber daisies are my favorite! 

    I just dried some a few weeks ago. I put a few pages of newspaper down on a hard surface then laid the flowers down then put some more newspaper on top then put a case of canned vegetables on top (that's the heaviest thing i could find haha)

    Let it sit for a week and a half and now they're in a frame!

    Good luck!
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  • emmap08emmap08
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    edited December 2011
    That's an awesome idea! Did you cut the stems off first?
    "Where you go, I will go. Where you stay, I will stay. Your people will be my people, and your God my God." Ruth 1:16 "You're the fire That warms me when I'm cold You're the hand I have to hold as I grow old" Tangled Up In You, Staind Wedding Countdown Ticker
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