How to Preserve Flowers in a Bottle
I love bringing my summer flowers inside. One of my goals has been to have fresh flowers on my kitchen counter from last frost to first freeze. And I almost always accomplish that goal. I get my first cut flowers when the daffodils bloom in late February, and sometimes, zinnias and cosmos bloom till the first part of October. It’s one of the highlights of the day when I go out and cut fresh flowers from my backyard. My husband knows how much I love my flowers, so when he saw the idea of how to preserve flowers in a bottle, he sent it to me to try.
If you are curious about how to preserve flowers in a bottle with only one ingredient, follow along and let’s see if this works.
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How to Preserve Flowers in a Bottle
Materials Needed
- Bottle with top
- Baby Oil
- Flower Blooms
- Pencil or tweezers
Directions
This is the easiest project I’ve done in a long time.
- You simply cut flower blooms and drop them inside your bottle.
- Use a pencil or long tweezers to position them inside the bottle.
- Pour baby oil over all the flowers and add the top.
Supposedly these flowers will stay fresh for up to a year. Now, I don’t know if that is true, but considering this project didn’t cost me anything but a little bit of time, I’m excited to give it a try.
Have you ever preserved flowers in a bottle with baby oil? What do you think? Will they mold and turn brown, or will the oil keep the color and preserve the flowers?
