Preserve Your Petals: How to Dry Flowers

Christina Moreno, creator of the Flores del Sol shop on etsy.com, walked us through this simple and fun craft.

First, choose flowers and plants with sturdy, nonfleshy
stems.

Good choices:  Christina Moreno recommends roses, peonies, hydrangea, yarrow, and lavender.

Snip: Make sure to snip
off the buds before they fully open.

Create a bouquet: Remove excess leaves and tie the stems together with a rubber band or a twist tie.

Spritz the bouquet with aerosol
hairspray.

Preserve: Hang flowers upside down in a dark, dry place for
four weeks.

Display: Pop them into a vase or tie them with a bow for a
modern look. Voilà!