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Custom Color Carnations

How to Custom Color Carnations

Take plain white carnations and create colors to suit the holiday or occasion.

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Step 1 of 4
First, take your white carnations and cut them to desired length.

First, take your white carnations and cut them to desired length.

Step 2 of 4
Fill a vase or glass half full with water and add food coloring. A small vase or glass needs about 6 to 7 drops. Have fun mixing Colors!

Fill a vase or glass half full with water and add food coloring. A small vase or glass needs about 6 to 7 drops. Have fun mixing Colors!

Step 3 of 4
Leave the flowers in the vase for a couple of hours. It will start out pastel and get darker so check on it every hour or so.

Leave the flowers in the vase for a couple of hours. It will start out pastel and get darker so check on it every hour or so.

Step 4 of 4
And... Voila! Pretty colored carnations. This is a simple yet fun activity for moms and daughters.

And... Voila! Pretty colored carnations. This is a simple yet fun activity for moms and daughters.

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White Carnations

A vase or glass

Water

Food coloring

Liz P

Lol

(author) 6 months ago

Julia Michienzi

Wait never mind you made this a while ago

Julia Michienzi 8 months ago

Julia Michienzi

Lol I was actually just going to do a guide on this!!! :D now I don't have to!

Julia Michienzi 8 months ago

Liz P

@brown bengal- exactly! And thank you~

(author) 12 months ago

Liz P

Hello Christina~ yes, it will work on white roses. Carnations work best and it takes at least 2~3 hrs for it to show. The longer you leave it in, the darker the colors. And as far as gel food colorant, I haven't tried it so I'm not too sure. My guess is it will work. I hope you take this idea and experiment with it. As Samantha mentioned, it's really great for theme parties... Like a green rose or carnation for st. Patrick's day~

(author) last year

Christina Bekaroglu

Could you do this with white roses? And also will gel food color work? How long do you keep it in the liquid?

Christina Bekaroglu last year

Emma Spoerri

Really easy

Emma Spoerri last year

Liz P

Thank you~ πŸ˜„

(author) last year

Samantha Bowman

Looks great! Will have to try this and will be fun color-theming for parties.

Samantha Bowman last year

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