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Dusting fake flowers

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Glittermakeseverythingbetter · 13/06/2017 19:14

Hi, I'm just wondering if anyone has any tips on cleaning faux plants and flowers that are dusty?
With plastic type leaves I just rinse them in the shower, but I have a couple with roses, and sort of flocked leaves, and other than painstakingly wiping each leaf, I'm not sure how to dust them.

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BreakfastAtSquiffanys · 13/06/2017 19:15

Take them to front door and blast them with hairdryer on cold setting.
Preferably a Dyson!

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Glittermakeseverythingbetter · 13/06/2017 19:28

That's genius, thank you! I just tried it, and it did get the worst of it off, but my hairdryer is not great and it didn't feel very cold on the cold setting, so I may have to invest in a new one Smile

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e1y1 · 14/06/2017 07:53

Another one is, a brown paper bag put the flowers inside and then add salt. Hold the bag shut and shake. The salt is slightly abrasive and will "scrub" the dust off.

Another option is, put them in the washer/dishwasher on a very cool/delicate cycle with low/no spin. Eg a wool wash is effectively just a soak in water on my washer.

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user1495915742 · 14/06/2017 19:35

I stick the silk ones in the bath and run the shower head over them.

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MissPollyPops · 15/06/2017 17:29

I usually just give them a wee shake...

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PortiaCastis · 15/06/2017 17:33

I dust them with a child's paintbrush

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