Funeral Flower Crafts

Funeral Flower Crafts

Funeral Flower Crafts

After the funeral has come to an end and all the out-of-town guests have departed, you may find yourself facing an abundance of leftovers. From too many cakes and casseroles to vases full of funeral flowers, there tends to be quite a bit of overflow after the death of a loved one.

While you can give the sympathy flowers to guests, donate them to a hospital or hospice, or take them to a nursing home to brighten up the atmosphere, you might also want to consider a more permanent solution. With these great flower crafts, you can extend the life of your funeral flowers and cherish the memories of your loved one long after the blooms fade.

  • Dried Flowers: If you want to keep your bouquet indefinitely, you can hang them up to dry. This can be done fairly easily by removing the leaves, grouping the stems in small bunches (about five small flowers or two large ones), bundling them in a rubber band or ribbon, and hanging them upside down somewhere warm and dry.

  • Pressed Flowers: One of the oldest and most honored ways of preserving flowers is to press them. Traditionally, this is done between the pages of a book, but if you want to keep your books in good condition, you can consider a flower press.

  • Flower Beads: A necklace keepsake can be made with flower beads. If you have an artistic turn, you can roll crushed flower petals into polymer clay to create beads of any kind of color/shape you desire. The flowers add a visual and textural interest to the beads, and are baked in to last forever. (Rose petals can also be boiled down and made into beads in this rose bead craft.)

  • Potpourri: You can make your own potpourri out of funeral flowers to be scented and enjoyed for weeks to come, or to be turned into an ornament by placing it inside a large globe.

  • Flower Paper: More time-intensive than most of the other flower crafts listed here, flower paper is also a beautiful way to enjoy blooms and discover the art of paper making. This type of stationary can even be used to write thank you notes or keep a journal of memories about the deceased.

You could also put the dried flowers in a shadow box or put them out on display until the bloom fades. Sympathy flowers are not designed to last forever, but that does not mean you can’t enjoy them for years to come. With a little bit of time and effort, you can come up with a creative and beautiful solution that lets you enjoy your funeral flowers for as long as you want.

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