Method 1 - Dipping on a board

You Will Need:

• Silk Rose Petals
• Foamy Tagboard
• Straight Pins
• Drawer Organizer Tray (or any rectangle dish to dip soap in, like a loaf pan)
• M&P Soap (clear)
• Fragrance Oil (soap safe)
• Either a clothesline to hang the boards on or shelving to lay them on (Need to be able to hang over the edge so the petals don't touch)

Directions:

1. Cut the tagboard in strips (about 3 inches wide) and long enough to just fit into the drawer organizer/dish.
2. Pin roses to the tagboard on one long edge. Don't push the pins all the way in because you don't want the petal to touch the tagboard. I always do this ahead of time in the evenings while watching TV.
3. Melt 1-2 lbs of clear M&P, add fragrance and pour into drawer tray/pan.
4. Dip the edge of the tagboard that the petals are attached to, making sure to completely submerge the petals. Quickly lift out and allow to drain a bit, and place on a ledge or shelf so that the petals hang freely over the edge and are not touching anything. Or you can hang the tag boards with clothespins on a make-shift clothesline. Put wax paper or old newspaper under them to catch drippings.
5. Allow to dry thouroughly, and package.

Method 2 - Stringing on a line

You Will Need:

• Silk Rose Petals
• Needle & Thread
• Hooks to hang the line of petals
• Drawer Organizer Tray (or any rectangle dish to dip soap in, like a loaf pan)
• M&P Soap (clear)
• Fragrance Oil (soap safe)

Directions:

1. Thread the needle using double thread, and run it thru the edge of the rose petals, stringing them like popcorn. You will want to make your thread long enough to leave extra at each end to attach onto something to hang. Spread the petals apart on the thread so they don't stick together when you dip them.
2. Melt clear M&P, add fragrance, and pour into drawer tray or loaf pan.
3. Starting at one end of your string of petals, dip in as much as will go into the organizer, lift that out, and add another group, etc. until you have the whole string dipped. It works best if you have someone next to you to hold up the string while you finish dipping.
4. Hang the string up on hooks or nails, or whatever works best for you, so that the string hangs like a clothesline. Be sure to put wax paper or old newspaper underneath to catch the drippings.
5. Let hang until completely dry, and then package.

Method 3 - Pan Soaking

Directions:

1. Melt your MP soap in a double boiler on the stove, and add your fragrance.
2. Drop rose petals into the melted soap and stir around to make sure each petal gets completely submerged.
3. Pick petals out with long tweezers, hemostats or needle nose pliers, one by one, and set on metal cooling racks to dry.
4. Put wax paper under racks to catch drippings.

Creative Packaging Ideas and Tips:

• Add mica powder to your melted soap for a neat shimmery look for the holidays!
• Use our clear plastic votive tubes to package your petals for an upscale look!
• You can use clear cello bags and tie the tops with metallic or colored ribbon!
• Package your petals in our tin tie window bags in white or kraft brown!
• How about filling a little basket with petals & leaves and shrink wrapping it!
• Find some neat soap dishes or pretty crystal bowls to sell with your petals!
• Try putting a handful of petals in a large sea shell inside a clear bag!
• Petals are beautiful in a clear crystal candy dish with a lid to set on the counter!
• Package your petals in our Wire Bail Lid Jars for a unique presentation!
• Petals look so elegant in our frosted tealight boxes!
• Display your petals in your shop with a pretty pitcher and bowl set on a stand, so you can let people try one out and wash their hands with it! Demonstrations make great sales!

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