How would you go about perserving fresh flowers that you want to keep?

Materials

Air-Drying: pruners or sharp scissors; string or rubber bands; pole, drying rack, or other means of hanging flower bunches; newspaper or dropcloth

Using Drying Agents: pruners or sharp scissors, shallow airtight plastic or glass container; drying agent such as silica gel (a granulated drying agent you can find at florist or craft suppliers), sand, and/or cornmeal

Pressing Plants: squares of corrugated cardboard, sheets of newspaper, 2 plywood boards (all cut to the same size); something to bind the stack (belt or bungee cord) or weight it (heavy books or bricks).

I found a web site to let you see what you are doing.

http://www.kidsgardening.com/growingideas/projects...

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If you want to put them into a frame, you will need to flatten them. Put your flowers in between two pieces of wax paper, then "sandwich" the wax paper between two heavy books. Leave it there for a week or so and your flower will dry flat. After it is dry be sure to handle it delicately, it will break easily, then do with it what you wish. If you want to keep the flower in its natural shape, hang it upside down and let it dry. I like to wrap a rubber band around the stem of the flower and then loop the rubber band around a door knob, this way there is nothing flattening a single side of the flower like hanging it on a wall might do. Hope this helps.

I would check on the internet for weddings. Many brides save their bouquets using techniques that speciality florist have. A wedding planner would probably also know.