Dried Poppies: How To Properly Dry & Display The Flowers

Many people enjoy arts and crafts and there are alland decorative form when they buy poppy pods.
kinds of mediums to work in.  Take, for instance,Anyone can buy poppy pods in small enough amounts
those that enjoy working with dried flowers, producingfor making gifts for friends and family or just for home
those incredible wreaths, vase arrangements anddécor, or if this is for a commercial enterprise,
accent pieces that grace dining tables, walls, livingsuppliers may offer special pricing for bulk orders.
rooms and bedrooms around the world.Many casual hobbyists will go in together to buy
Dried poppy pods are one of the most sought afterenough quantity to qualify for bulk pricing. A quick
dried floral products for use in flowerarrangementssearch on the web will provide many sources from
and floral crafts.  Poppy pods are unique round driedwhich you can buy poppy pods, some of which may
seed pods with a flat cap on top and are soldoffer free shipping along with an equitable value.
complete with the stem. They are offered byOnce the poppy pods are in hand the imagination is
numerous online sellers or you can buy poppy podsthe only limit to what can be done with this striking
from your local craft store, though your local storefloral medium that can be used in a myriad of ways.
may not offer the superb variety available from onlineDried field poppies look absolutely stunning in an herb
retailers and wholesalers that offer poppy pods forwreath with more colorful dried herbs and flowers, like
sale. Also look for variety in the way that the podssalvia borminum, pink pepper berries, marjoram and
have been dried. When dried in bundles upside down,marigolds. The miniature dried poppy pods can make a
the stems are almost perfectly straight, but whenmore delicate wreath when combined with lacier plant
allowed to dry naturally, standing upright in a container,varieties like baby's breath or lavender. Use twisty
the stems can dry in unexpected and interesting wayspoppy stems for more stately arrangements and a
that lend depth and architectural appeal to wreathsquite dramatic display is possible using oriental paper
and floral arrangements. And don't let your imaginationbush and large, bulky blooms that are balanced by
stop at fall arrangements; though this is the mostbeing interlaced with the twisty dried poppy pod stems.
common usage, dried poppy pods are well-suited forConsider using the large globular poppy pods as
displays for all seasons. A very light coat ofaccents for various seasons. Spraying them different
air-brushed color can really stand out.colors and adding contrasting stencils in the form of
Poppy pods for sale are usually offered in  four sizes;black cats or witches for Halloween, snowflakes for
small, medium, large and mammoth.  The pods can beChristmas or doves and crosses for Easter can make
as large as  four inches in diameter and as small asa new arrangement totally unique or freshen up a
two inches, so look for a site that offers a widepreviously used arrangement to make it appear new.
variety when looking to buy poppy pods. There areJust look online for any number of ideas on how to
also a variety of different species of poppy pods forutilize this amazingly versatile floral medium.  Let your
sale, so artists can pick and choose the size, speciesimagination run wild!