You can turn flowers bright colors using food coloring.
If you are putting together a spring party, you can end up spending a great deal of money on springtime decorations, such as specially colored flowers. One way to save money is to dye the plants yourself, which will require the use of a few basic materials, such as food coloring. This will enable you to customize the coloration of the finished flowers to match the color scheme of the party exactly.
Instructions
1. Fill a jar with warm water, and add in 1 Tbsp. of sugar. Plants thrive in a sweet environment, so putting sugar into the water will help the dye soak up through the veins.
2. Add in 20 drops of food coloring. Select any individual color you prefer,or combine a few colors together to make a custom color. Stir the mixture well with a spoon to combine the substances together.
3. Snip the stem of a white flower so that the cut is fresh, which will allow the colored solution to soak up into the veins more readily.
4. Insert the cut white flower into the colored solution, and allow it to remain undisturbed for 24 hours. When you inspect the flower, the color will have soaked up into the stem and out into the petals of the flower, effectively staining them from the inside.
5. Repeat this process to dye as many plants or flowers as you need for your event.
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