How do you dry flowers without them loosing their color?

What do I have to do to preserve them say in a glass container like you can buy in a store.

How do you dry flowers without them loosing their color?
you can dry flowers with minimal color loss(nothing I know of is better) if you use silica gel. It is a powder that you can purchase in most craft stores. Ask the store clerk for anything that will dry flowers naturally. You can also go on -line to QVC.COM . It is in the craft section. I bought it from them a couple of years ago. The flowers dry beautifully.
Reply:You might try submerging them in a mixture of 2 cups cornmeal and 1 cup borax (available in the laundry supply aisle, usually in a box on the top shelf). Pour some of the mixture in a shoebox, place the flower in as flat as possible, and cover with the rest of the mix. Keep them in a shoebox covered with a lid and stored in a dry place for 3-4 weeks. Please note, this technique is really for flat flowers, I don't know how it will do with roses or carnations. You might also try contacting a florist or someone at a craft store and asking them for advice.
Reply:You cannot dry flowers without losing some color. The easiest way to dry flowers is to hang them upside-down. Putting them in silica in an airtight container for several days will do the best job with the least loss of color or look. If you really want to preserve that dewy fresh look, the flowers have to be sealed in some type of plastic/resin.
Reply:You could always do the thing where you put them in a glass ball filled with water. As logn as you don't move it too much, or have alot fo air bubbles in the ball the petals should stay in the same position for a logn time.





As for drying them, the florists use dyes to keep the colors bright. Not sure how to go about doing that, but I bet it takes a ton of practice.
Reply:hang them upside down untill they dry