flying insect potpourri

How To Make flying insect potpourri

• Step 1
  Place all the ingredients into a container & blend well, then place into a few potpourri baskets a around the house. The aroma is pleasant except to flying insects.
• Step 2
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• Step 3
  YELLOW TULIPS: How to Dry Tulips - Tulips are beautiful blooms that you can buy from flower shops & the floral departments of many grocery stores, or you can grow them yourself. By drying the tulips, you can enjoy them all year round. Tulips are generally too delicate to dry by simply hanging them up, so you’ll need to dry them using silica gel. You can speed this process up considerably by using a microwave. Things You'll Need: yellow tulips - scissors - silica gel - microwave oven - large microwave-safe glass dish - microwave-safe cup of water - oven mitts Instructions: Prepare Tulips for Drying 1 Choose the brightest colors of tulips, since the blooms will loose some of their color during drying. Tulips come in a wide variety of colors, including some that have more than 1 color on the same blossom. 2 Pick tulips that are close to full bloom, or not quite fully open, for drying. Avoid using tulips that are already losing their petals. 3 Select more tulips that you need for your project in case some of them become damaged during drying. 4 Cut off the tulip stems just below the base of the flower. You can substitute wire for the tulip stems when arranging them after they’re dried. 5 Cut off any leaves from the stems. If you want, you can dry the tulip leaves separately & attach them to the wires. Dry the Tulips 6 Cover the bottom of the microwave-safe glass dish with silica gel, until it's about 2" thick. 7 Place a few tulips in the dish, without letting them bump into each other. You can place the tulips stem-side down, or on their sides. 8 Cover the tulips with silica gel, working carefully to avoid crushing the blossoms. Make sure to get the silica gel inside the tulips & cover them completely. 9 Place the cup of water in the back corner of the microwave. Place the dish with the silica gel & tulips in the center of the microwave.
• Step 4
  10 Microwave the tulips for about 3 minutes. (The time may vary depending on the type of microwave & the size & condition of the tulips.) 11 Use oven mitts to remove the dish from the microwave. Let the silica gel cool completely before touching it. 12 Remove the dried tulips from the silica gel. Tip them over to empty them of silica gel & gently brush them off.
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