drying flowersand waxing

I love roses there my all time favorite.I find they dry well on my chain lamp.they hang high out of the way.and the air condishener breese hites them.they dry colorful and fast.they hold their shape well to.I love dryed flowers in arangments.you can spray them with you favorite perfume and put them in any room in your house and the smell lasts a long time.and one thing nice I have found is if they get dusty just spary them again.it takes the dust right off.waxing works to.you melt some wax (canning wax works)melt it slowly.then take your fresh roses and carefully dip them in so they are covered completely.make sure the wax runs down inside the flower to.(but be very careful so the wax does not get on your hands or arms.)waxing was how the victorion ladys did their drying.the flowers look just like fresh for a long time.so you can have fresh looking roses in the dead of winter. hope you will try it.roses are the only ones I know for sure work well for both.but if I try others Ill let you know. there was a note in a magazine about how long they would last.one lady said she had some and they were 25 years old.they were alittle dusy but still pretty.she said she blew them off with her blower on the vac.sounds good to me.so girls let me know how yours turn out if you try.