What to do with those Valentine Flowers

Did you get a great Valentine floral arrangement and you want it to last forever. Well you should consider preserving it.

Before you dry your flower you need to make sure you flowers will dry well. Your flowers should not be fully bloomed. If they are fully bloomed they may loose their petals as they dry. Also think about the type of flower. Roses, and long lasting flowers will air dry well. But if you have other flower that are more delicate you may want to try pressing them. Some types of those flowers are daisys , gerbers, tulips.

Strip excess foliage from flowers cut stem to the length that you want it but not less then 6 inches. Remove the flowers from the sun once they are cut to help the flowers keep their original color . You can either rubber band them together or dry them each seperate.
Find a dark, dry area with good circulation. After you have secured your flowers you will need to hang them upside down. Let flowers dry for two to three weeks and make sure they are completely dry. Remove flowers and spray with hairspray to give them some extra protection. And now they are ready to display.

Valentine Crafts

With Valentines day here there is so much to do. So I decided to search some sites and see what I could find for crafts to do on Valentines day.

• Craft Bits - Here you will find all kinds of different valentine crafts. From cards, to handmade wrapping paper, to candy filled hearts and much much more.
• Craft Town - Wow talk about tons of fun Valentines Craft Ideas. You have to check this site out. Here you can do lollipop covers, Velvet roses, to address book covers.
• Family Crafts - This site will take you to a bunch of different websites that offer Valentine Projects.
• Fun Lesson Plans - Here they will show you how to make a pop up Valentine.
• Amazing Moms - This is a really fun and neat site with a bunch of great Valentine kits you can put together.
• Kids Soup - This site has a really cute book mark you can make for Valentines Day to give away to a friend or keep for youself.
• Send a Soldier a Valentines - Do I need to say more.
• Everything Valentines - Everything here is about Valentines Day. But this link will take you to how to create a Valentines Centerpiece.

So what is your favorite Valentines Day Craft?