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Submersible silk flowers

Katie, on July 8, 2019 at 9:38 PM Posted in Do It Yourself 1 7

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Has anyone found silk flowers that they used submersed (like under a floating candle per say) that didn't bleed? I like the picture below and don't want to spend the money on real flowers. Any reccomendations on silk flowers that won't bleed? Thanks!

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Latest activity by KitKat, on August 19, 2019 at 2:28 AM

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Anna · on July 8, 2019 at 10:20 PM
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Hey there!
They make water resistant flowers now. You can get them at Michael's.
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Clíodhna · on July 9, 2019 at 7:17 AM
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Hi there Katie!
As Anna mentioned, it’s totally possible to buy water resistant flowers now.
Check out Michael’s, Hobby Lobby, AC Moore, and Amazon!
Would you like to use roses also? Or some other type of flower?
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Katie · on July 9, 2019 at 7:23 AM
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Yes I am thinking roses! 1 stem per vase so about 72 vases total
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Cierra · on July 9, 2019 at 9:02 AM
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We bought flowers from hobby lobby, just normal silk flowers. We soaked them for about 5 minutes , they did bleed. But after that initial soak they were fine and did not bleed after that.
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Jolie · on July 12, 2019 at 9:42 AM
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Daaaanng I didn't even think about this. Thanks for the tip! I hadn't realized they could bleed. I wonder if fake leaves from the craft store would bleed? Guess I could test it out.
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Sinéad · on August 16, 2019 at 9:17 AM
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Hey Katie!! have you found your flowers yet?
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KitKat · on August 19, 2019 at 2:28 AM
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I'll be doing orchids in water with a floating candle! I ordered a couple fake orchids from aliexpress to do a mock up and they worked out great! I even left them in the water for a couple days to make sure they didn't bleed and they worked just fine. The only issue with aliexpress is that shipping takes FOREVER. So if you have time to spare I would definitely suggest trying it out and buying a couple options to test before you commit to a whole order. The orchid that I picked ended up being something like $2 per stem which was wayyyyy cheaper than Michael's, Hobby Lobby or Joanns.
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