How can I keep a bouquet of roses?

i just got a bouquet from my bf, and i wanted to keep them forever. could i hang them upside down and spray them with hairspray, and then after a couple of days, put them in one of those shadow boxes to hang on my wall? or would that not work?








....only people who have had experience, please

How can I keep a bouquet of roses?
Try to spread out the petals, and let it dry a little. When the tips begin to get dry, hang the bouquet upside down from the ceiling. You can spray the outside of them with hairspray at this point.





Try to make sure the petals are spread far enough apart that the insides can get dry too or else they will rot.





After 1 or 2 days hanging upside down, spray the entire bouquet with hairspray, but DONT soak it. Let the spray completely dry. Every morning respray it for about a week, but be very conservative about how much you put on. Then leave it hanging for a few days.





After this, you should be able to put your bouquet in a vase and keep it forever :]
Reply:yes that works just dry out for a week upside down spray with hairspray upside down dry, and repeat..... then you can keep them for ever. but they are extra fragile
Reply:some craft stores sell a spray that will kind of 'freeze' the flowers into place. whenever i tried drying them with hairspray it didn't work that well.
Reply:A flower press...





Otherwise you may have to have them professionally preserved like using liquid nitrogen or something
Reply:i tryed it with a single rose, it worked but i didnt use hair spray and they go real crispy so handle with care, give it a go youre only going to chuck them out good luckxxx