I want to make my own wedding bouquets to save money does anyone know how to die flowers like these blue ones?

http://www.picodesign.com/large/bouquets...

I want to make my own wedding bouquets to save money does anyone know how to die flowers like these blue ones?
I'm going to be honest and say that looking at that picture closely those could be paper flowers (the blue ones). The way they are kind of folded in the front of the bouquet gives me doubt that they are real. If they are paper, your life just got easier.
Reply:I would suggest talking to a florist about getting flowers like that. Because if you don't do it just right they could look extremely wilted by the end of the day or even the end of the ceremony, the flowers are important.


So do the rest of the flowers yourself, order from wherever you want, just go to an actual florist and get a bunch of those done for you to pick up.


Id hate for you to put all the work and money into it and it not turn out right.
Reply:The name of those flowers is, I think, something like stephanotis. You do use food coloring to dye them; place the drops into water and put the stems into the water. They'll suck up the water and turn blue.
Reply:I agree with the food coloring in the water. I acutally added silk stephanotis to my fresh tulips because of the price of the stephanotis. With a flower that small, its possible for you add them in silk and it not be noticable.
Reply:Put them in a vase as you normally would then add about 10 drops of food die in the water leave them for a few hours and the water will be sucked up there stalks! It's really funny to whatch as well as giving you good results!! good luck for the big day!!!
Reply:I believe those flowers are dyed with a spray bottle filled with the die, then misted over the flowers.





As for the type of dye, I don't know - Food coloring should work, but it might be something special. Sorry.





Good luck, and Congratulations!
Reply:In science class we once added food colouring to the water, and the petals changed colour. I also saw on a wedding show, people spray painting the flowers different colours. It worked, but they were for decoration, not for the bouquet, so I don't know if the paint would come off on your outfit.
Reply:If you do use dye, make sure it's enough in advance for it to dry and be wary of food coloring if you're not going to "put it in the water" routine, because that crap stains like h*ll -- watch your fingers!
Reply:By the way, the flowers in that picture are real but you could still do the same with silks.





The flowers aren't dyed, they are painted. Adding dye to the water works with flowers like carnations but the results are pretty unpredictable and sometimes you get a really streaky look.





You can buy special flower paint but it's expensive. Instead I would just use some food coloring diluted down in some water or even get some of the acryllic craft paints and combine with some matte finish glaze. Test out your color on some white paper until you get the shade you want then paint your flowers with a thin coat and let it dry. Have a few extra on hand in case you make a mistake but it's really quite easy.
Reply:Food coloring in the water? Thats what we used to do when I was in high school for St. Patrick's day %26amp; such.
Reply:the food coloring you buy at a cooking store would work well. I would not use the cheap food coloring as the color will not hold as well. Basically you dilute the food coloring with water, pour it in to a spray bottle, and spray them until you get the desired effect. Make sure you let the flowers dry before you re-mist them to add more color. Do not soak the flowers in the food coloring as this will wilt the flowers