how to preserve flowers fast and keep colors too! [bonus clip: how to reuse silica]

☆ finally got around to trying this method of drying flowers the second time around this time with ORANGE NON TOXIC SILICA GEL SAND. 🧡🧡🧡 ☆ bonus clip! in this video i will answer the question: can you reuse silica gel sand? yes you can! simply by reheating the the used sand in the oven, on a pan or in the microwave. be sure to use orange indicators though, the blue ones are toxic. 😱 NOTE: please follow the manufacturer's instructions! this is only a craft vlog, with me sharing my experience with the silica gel sand i purchased. i am not an expert at this. 😅 ☆ another question is, how many times can you reuse the sand? according to TD, their customers reuse it upto 10x and their silica gel sand can have a shelf life of upto 10 years! ☆ follow up, can you use silica gel packets in shoe/bag boxes? you probably can as they are the same, but these pellets are larger and will leave dents on your dried flowers. the finer sand will yield a better shaped flower. ☆ time stamps: all about silica gel sand 0:58 flower preparation 3:03 pouring silica sand 3:28 retrieving flowers 5:35 dried flower result 6:45 reusing silica sand 10:37 ☆ shop trueman dessicants silica sand affiliate link here: https://shp.ee/iyfkarp?smtt=0.0.9 ☆ IMPORTANT: It has been pointed out to me that blue silica gel is carcinogenic. 😱 i won't be using blue ones moving forward, but it is recommended you use the orange non-toxic version instead. Here's a link for further reading. https://www.agmcontainer.com/blog/des... ☆ let's stay connected: Amino: http://aminoapps.com/u/sharmane_​ Instagram:   / shacee​   ☆ music: comeback to nashville - katy kirby; lukrembo - story book #preservingflowers #flowers