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Make last minute valentine gifts with dried and pressed roses and rose petals

Red roses are a sign of love and passion. Red roses and rose petals are used to express love on valentine’s day as this is considered the most beautiful expression of love. People always love to dry and preserve roses which are given on special occasion and which holds special memories for them. Dried flowers are very fragile and you should handle those with care.

Here are a few uses of dried and pressed rose petals and roses to make last minute valentine gifts.These ideas are specially for those who want to give a floral gift to special person.

How to dry a Rose

The best and easiest way of drying a rose is to hang it upside down in a warm , dry and dark place with adequate air circulation. It will take around two weeks to get fully dried. Once dried you can gently pull off the petals to use in your craft projects.

How to press Rose petals

Lay rose petals between two sheets of wax paper and iron them together on a very very low heat or if you can wait longer, place the wax sheets under heavy books and wait for a couple of weeks.

How to make last minute valentine gifts with dried roses and rose petals.

Idea 1. Dried flower arrangement in glass bowl or Jar

Things required

Glass jar or bowl

Dried rose petals

Dried Roses

Take a crystal or glass jar and lay dried rose petals in the bottom . You can use potpourri perfume on it too . Lay dried full roses on them to make a beautiful arrangement.

Idea 2. Valentine Stationery to write a Love Note

Blank piece of paper in your desired color

Glue

Pressed Rose petals

Place pressed rose petals to form a heart or just scatter them
around on a piece of paper of your choice. Now pick those one by one and apply a little amount of glue on one side of the dried petal with on its place. You can use tweezers to handle the fragile petals. Let is dry.

Use this beautiful stationery to write a love note for your
valentine. This makes an excellent last minute valentine gift. You can also paste the petals to make envelopes ,valentine love greeting cards, another idea is to make a photo frame and decorate it with pressed roses and rose petals .You can place a picture of both of you and give it to your valentine as a gift.