How do I preserve a rose that is very special to me?

I was given this yellow rose from my husbands' grandmas' funeral this afternoon (actually 2 long stemmed roses) and I would really like to know how to preserve it and keep it ....hopefully forever but...the key is...in the same shape that it is now???!!!!!! Can anyone help me keep this rose for years and years to come any suggestions???
How do I preserve a rose that is very special to me?
It will be a nice way to celebrate Grandma's life and memories. Please accept my condolences to you and your family for your loss.



Since the rose is already cut, you probably only have one choice to preserve the rose.



You will need to dry the rose by hanging it upside down in a dry, cool place until it is dry. By hanging the rose upside down, the stem will dry straight and the flower will stay in an open position.



It is easy to do. The trick is the flower should be as fresh as possible so the petals don't fall off.



Here is a website with some directions for drying the rose upside down. http://www.rosesbydesign.co.uk/preservin...
Reply:Sorry for your loss. You can hand it upside down which will preserve them in their natural form, or you can dry them flat so they can be used in a portrait. May I suggest something for you?



Take a piece of kitchen paper and place. Place both roses on the paper. Cover them with another piece of kitchen paper. Now you want to place this "sandwich somewhere so you can apply steady pressure on it so it will flatten while drying into their original shape.



To do this, you can either place the sandwiched roses in between a big heavy book, then pile a couple of heavy books or anything else heavy and leave it. It will take a week or so to dry out.



In stead of a book, you could do it between two slabs of heavy wood. You get the idea.



Once the flowers are dried, choose a nice photo, preferably a black and white of Grandma and arrange the flowers on as you like, then have it framed.



It's nice to center the photograh leaving a white perimeter around it, preferably more on the bottom. You can arrange the roses there and perhaps write her name in silver lettering.



You can also dry a couple nice leaves in the same way. Instead of using a photo, just make a nice arrangement and have it framed.
Reply:Ages ago it was normal for the girls to take their prom flowers and keep them.

One way was to hung them upside down and placed in the basement where it was dry. Once dryed placed in a showdow frame with the prom picture [my sister still has hers and that was over 40 years ago]

Another way was to place the flower between wax paper and put in a book till it completely dryed out. Once it was dryed out you could seal it in the wax paper with an iron, 38 years later mine is still in my scrap book.

You could place it in a pop jar where it will keep as long as you want to ..

I have a long stem red rose just laying on a shelve in my kitchen from my babies wedding. That was over 4 years ago. I use can air to dust it and know if I would handle it, it would fall apart.

There is a liquid you can buy and mix to put in a bud vase, this hardens up. We did baby roses for table sittings for one of my daughters, The marrage didn't last, but 10 years later she still has one of the vases with the flowers in it, once again using can air to dust.



Hope you can use one of these.
Reply:My mom preserved her wedding bouquet in a nice glass container and sealed it so that it was air-tight. I think she had it professionally done but I'm not sure. Sadly, the seal broke accidentally one day and they dried up awfully quick. I'll update my answer if I find out anything else. Good luck.
Reply:the only way i know to reserve a flower is to freeze it i don't know if u have to put it in a bag or anything but that should definitely let it keep its shape