“I know a bank where the wild thyme blows, where oxlips and the nodding violet grows, quite over-canopied with luscious woodbine, with sweet musk-roses and with eglantine.” -- William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream. Flowers have always made a huge impression on mankind. They are used to express our feelings, our gratitude and our love. They make us dream and be happy. But unfortunately they are very vulnerable and they fade away… much too soon. We always have tried to keep these fragile memories alive and, besides paintings and photographs, we use herbariums and have tried to preserve the beauty of these flowers. But when we dry flowers they become grey, with the smell of aging and decay. We tried to use drying beads for preserving the beauty of these flowers, and we succeeded partially. We can keep the colors much more than when dried ordinarily, and we keep the bloomy fragrance better than before, but a dried flower will never really replace a fresh one. Dried flowers, however, keep our memories of those special moments alive. The drying beads work well to dry flowers and add another option in keeping our sweet memories fresh.
