Shadow box displays hold treasured items including keepsakes such as a prom corsage, birthday roses or flowers from a wedding bouquet. Dry the flowers that you plan to store in a shadow box for several days to weeks before assembling the display. The best way to dry shadow box flowers is the hanging method. The flowers maintain a dimensional shape when hung upside down to dry. The flowers are already tied into small bundles, which will make it easier to attach them to the box interior.
Step 1
Remove the flowers from the water or hand-held bouquet. Pat dry with a paper towel.
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Step 2
Cut the stem to a length of 6 inches or shorter if the shadow box is small.
Step 3
Place two or three stems together and tie them into a bundle.
Step 4
Hang the flowers in a cool, dark place for at least a week. The flowers should be suspended upside down in an area where air can circulate around them. A length of taut clothes line, wire or wooden clothes drier rack are beneficial for drying flowers. The rope or wire should hang about 6 inches from the ceiling.
Step 5
Touch the flowers to make sure that the petals have a crispy, brittle feel to them before taking them down from the hanging position.
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