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REALLY Thrifty Silica Gel
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Posted by Osini 7b TX (My Page) on Thu, May 6, 04 at 18:15
| Has anyone ever considered using the desiccants that you find in the pockets of clothing items and accessories (purses, wallets, etc.) to dry flowers? It seems like it would be a great idea to just round up all of those left over "do not eat" packets and empty their contents into a small container for drying the flowers. Of course, it would take a considerable number of the packets to attain a large enough quantity of silica gel for the job, but it would probably have the same effect—it's still silica gel (or some other hygroscopic substance).
I'm going to try this as soon as I can gather up enough of the packets, which shouldn't be hard since I find them lying around the house all the time. We won't know how truly ridiculous this idea is until someone actually tries it... |
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RE: REALLY Thrifty Silica Gel
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| I can't imagine it wouldn't work. It just seems like it would take forever to accumulate enough packets to do the job. Fine sand actually works as well... and it's considerably less expensive than silica. I've never used sand but I've seen flowers dried in it and they look nice. |
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