Flowers can be dried by hanging them upside down, freezing, placing them in the microwave or even using a silica-based gel to draw out the flower's moisture. Dried flowers make beautiful arrangements and wreaths, but they are definitely not as easy to clean and dust as artificial flowers that can simply be washed with soap and water in the kitchen sink. In fact, dried real flowers should be exposed only to minimal amounts of moisture and their delicate leaves and flowers dusted very carefully.
Instructions
1. Remove dust gently from dried real flowers with an ordinary feather duster. This method is best used on dried flower arrangements that only contain small amounts of dust and do not have intricate flower patterns. The feather dusting should be done with great care so that you do not break off any dried leaves or flowers.
2. Use a hair dryer as an alternative to a feather duster. A hair dryer accomplishes the task of removing dust from real dried flowers very well, but you must be careful when you use this method, as well. A hair dryer that is too high-powered can blow the dried leaves and flowers right off your arrangement. A hair dryer that is too hot can scorch and burn your flower arrangement. Make sure that the hair dryer is set to the lowest heat and power setting before you begin.
3. Dust each flower individually with a paintbrush. This method of dusting dried real flowers works well on arrangements that are very dusty and quite intricate. The paintbrush helps you get into all of the little nooks and crannies, so you don't miss a single spot.
4. Blow the dust off with compressed air as yet another method of dusting your dried flowers. Cans of compressed air have a fine nozzle attachment that can get in between the individual flowers and blow out the dust. To prevent damage, keep the nozzle at least two to three inches away from the flowers and use sweeping motions.
5. Vacuum the dried real flower arrangement. This is an effective way to remove dust, but you will need a little preparation before beginning the process. Find an old pair of stockings and cut one of the legs just below the knee. Place the cut piece of stocking over the opening of your vacuum hose and secure it with a rubber band. The vacuum hose remove the dust from the flowers, without actually sucking them into the vacuum.
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