trip-tastic rose

[mizarchivist]

Thank you to purple_terror for getting me this surreal fleur


and yes, Kaz did come to mind. :)

Comments

Real or Silk?

[water-childe.livejournal.com]

Wow! That's amazing. It looks like a real rose, cunningly dyed. Is it?

Re: Real or Silk?

[mizarchivist]

zomg, it's totally real. I have no idea how they got it to dye like that. I bought a kit at the craft store this evening so I can dry it and hopefully keep some of the vibrant color.

Re: Real or Silk?

[water-childe.livejournal.com]

I was so fascinated, I looked it up. Apparently they inject dye into 4 different spots, while the rose is still growing. The colors then spread out and blend as it matures. I'd love the know the name of the florist where this amazing flower was purchased.

Re: Real or Silk?

[mizarchivist]

Fanieul Hall - I think there's only one shop.

Re: Real or Silk?

[weegoddess.livejournal.com]

OMG that's so so cool. I'm loving this much more than I think might be healthy.

Re: Real or Silk?

[mizarchivist]

I know!! I even found one of those plastic, pointy flower water resveoir thingies you get from florists (usually on single roses?) - I have a stash of them because you never know when you might need one. Anyway, I need to make sure this flower doesn't die mid-weekend, but I'm not going directly home after work. See? See?? Smart! (And modest)
Must preserve the weirdness of this beauty

Re: Real or Silk?

[weegoddess.livejournal.com]

I guess that pressing it is the obvious thought here...? Or aren't there those dehydrating crystals (dessicant? sp?) that would help with that?

Methinks a trip to Michael's might be in order. Try not to look at all the other pretty crafty Shiney.

>;->

::smooooches you::

Re: Real or Silk?

[mizarchivist]

If you look to the top of the thread, you'll see it's already been done- and with only buying 5 bars of clay, thus *only* doubling the cost of the trip, which seems within reason? If I spend less than 30 dollars, I tend to consider it a successful venture. Ahem.

Hey- my rationalizations are rational!!! ;)

Re: Real or Silk?

[drwex]

I phear the power of your rationalizations.

Totally cool flower, too.

[tisana.livejournal.com]

Whoa. Photoshop rose.

Preeeetty.

[tisana.livejournal.com]

Err...that is, I know it's real. I mean it looks like the images of any given Photoshop program art, which usually involves a rainbow in something like the iris of an eye.

[mizarchivist]

I'm with ya :)