How to Clean Silk Flowers in 3 Simple Steps
Silk Flowers Last Forever
A silk flower bouquet can last a lot longer than a bouquet made of real flowers,
but it will still droop, and get dusty, over time. Fortunately a little bit of
preventive care can go a long way towards keeping your bouquet looking like
new.
It doesn't take long either. 5 minutes spent caring for your bouquet every 3-6
months will keep your bouquet looking as good as it did they day you bought it.
Read on to discover the 3 simple steps to keeping your silk bouquet in pristine
condition. You'll also discover the one thing you should never
do to clean your bouquet. Make this mistake, and you might ruin your bouquet
forever!
Step 1: Rice Cleaning
Place your bouquet in a plastic shopping bag, along with half a cup of white
rice. Twist the bag closed, and then shake the bag for about 60 seconds.
The rice in the plastic bag will get statically charged, and the dust will be
attracted to the rice. In the past, people used salt instead of rice, but salt
was found to be too hard, and would scratch the flowers. White rice is softer,
so it won't damage the flowers at all.
Step 2: Fluffing
Once you have cleaned your silk flowers, hold the bouquet by the handle and then
turn it upside down and give it two or three good hard shakes, dropping the
rice back into the bag. This should loosen any rice caught in the flowers and
also clear away any left over dust. It will also "fluff" the flowers, and give
them back their original shape.
Step 3: Plumping And Teasing
After fluffing the bouquet, it is time to make sure all the flowers are in the
right position. Using the back of your hand, go around the back of the bouquet
and lightly push the flowers back into position, to "plump up" the bouquet.
Once you are happy with the general shape, then tease the flowers into the
correct position by lightly pulling and pushing on the individual flowers and
petals until they are correctly placed.
That's it! Simple, wasn't it? Now, you may have read that you can lightly spray
your bouquet with soapy water to get it clean. Regardless of what you may have
read, don't ever do this! Never spray your bouquet with water because the wet
dust will run and stain your flowers. And stained flowers do NOT look right!
If you follow these simple steps every 3-6 months, your bouquet will stay
beautiful, and will be around long enough for future generations to enjoy.
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