2 Ways to Seal Cut Silk Flower Stems | Prevent Snagging Dresses! Seamless Finish|DIY Wedding Bouquet

[@phyllisc8059]

You are very informative . Thank you for helping me to solve problems I have encountered while working with florals.

[@embloome]

Happy to help, Phyllis! (❁´◡`❁) Now I am curious what problems you have encountered while working with florals. Feel free to drop your questions under any of my videos and I will try my best to answer them (ෆ˙ᵕ˙ෆ) Chances are the audience may be able to throw you some helpful tips too.

[@schmitt313]

I use hot glue and then use a permanent marker in the matching color to paint over the glue. I’ve also used acrylic paint. Fingernail polish would be good if you had the right colors 💅🏻 🌿

[@embloome]

Hello Schmitt, thank you for sharing those helpful tips! 😄 I'm intrigued by the idea of using acrylic paint and nail varnish over hot glue - I'll have to give that a try myself sometime! I do have a slight concern about using permanent marker, though. I'm worried that it might rub off on fabric when the flowers are held against the body and potentially stain some pretty dresses. Have you had any experience with this issue that you could share? Thank you again for your insights!

[@spiritofpython9899]

I actually have green hot glue sticks in a pack of multi colored glue sticks that I’ve had for years. Now I know what to do with them! Thank you!

[@embloome]

I am glad that you have found the video helpful :D

[@teresadavis9557]

I’ve never seen colored hot glue sticks, wow.

[@embloome]

Hello Teresa, hot glue sticks come in a wide array of colours now, even in metallic and glitter! Look out for them when you go to a craft supplies store next time 😉

[@carolemmwilliams-UK]

Thank You for sharing your tips, which are extremely useful for me. I have subscribed to watch more tips. Thank You.

[@embloome]

That's music to my ears, Carol! Thanks for taking the time to leave such lovely comment. 😊 I hope you would find the other videos of mine helpful too.

[@heartjt]

This is helpful. Thank you. I’m going to try the hot glue method

[@embloome]

I'm happy to hear that you have found the video helpful. :D

[@gerrimiller3491]

My garden has nearly new artificial hydrangeas which look beautiful and requires no watering 😅. I am extremely grateful for your glue ideas❤

[@embloome]

I am happy to hear that you found my tips helpful. 😊 Real hydrangeas need to drink a lot of water, and having artificial ones in your garden can save you a lot of hassle!

[@katyb2793]

Have you tried Heat Shrink Tubing? It comes in green as well, it might be simpler! Or plasti dip, but apparently the fumes are toxic so not sure about that. These are two methods that sewers use for finishing the ends of steel boning in corsets and structured bodices for gowns. The steel bones can be very sharp, and there's a lot pressure on the fabric when the wearer moves around so they have to work or it's a bit of a disaster. I haven't personally tried either though, so I'm only going off what other people have suggested.

[@embloome]

Hi Katyb 😊 I have never thought about heat shrink tubing until you mentioned it! And I have never heard of plasti dip. I have made some corsets when I was at college but never had the chance to use metal boning, so I was never taught how to seal the ends of boning. What you have said is very interesting. Sounds like heat shrink tubing could be an easier solution since it doesn't give out toxic fumes. I will definitely keep that on my list of "To-Look-Intos". Thank you for the info, and thank you for taking the time to comment ❤️

[@katyb2793]

@@embloome you're welcome! I've been learning how to make a corset so this is on my to look into list for that too 😁 The heat shrink tubing is actually really cheap, something like a metre or 2 is only $5 Australian here, and I imagine you wouldn't need much per stem. Good luck!

[@cherylwalls5488]

Great help What can I do with flowers (magnolia) that are limp

[@embloome]

Hello Cheryl, Sorry I didn't quite understand what you meant by 'magnolias that are limp'? Do you mind explaining so I can see how I could help? Feel free to DM me on Instagram @embloome to discuss it. 😉

[@DIYDreamWeddingsUK]

This is great, I will probably use the hot glue gun method

[@embloome]

Happy to hear you found the tip helpful 😊 Thanks for taking the time to comment.

[@splendour3951]

Can we use hot glue?

[@embloome]

Yes! I have demonstrated how to seal the ends of flower stems with hot glue gun in the video, starting from 00:58 😊