If you’re still holding on to winter holiday flowers or looking for ways to preserve bouquets and other arrangements from special occasions or an upcoming holiday like Valentine’s Day, there are many ways to keep the flowers’ magic for a long time.
I’ve always been an activist for the environment, even before starting my flower bar and coffee shop, Stemistry. When flowers start to wilt, people usually just throw them away. Repurposing your flowers is a creative, sustainable practice that reduces waste and gives flowers a new life. I encourage my customers to do this as an inventive way to hold on to meaningful memories.
Reusing your flowers can be a fun DIY project. Here are some of my favorite crafts to give them a new purpose:
Dried flower shadow boxes
The most common way to keep your flowers for years to come is in a shadow box — a deep picture frame that holds and displays the arrangement — depending on how large it is…