Sometimes choosing to have funeral services at funeral homes in Acworth, GA also means you will get a lot of flowers to take home. Some funeral guests will send flowers as a way to share their condolences to the family. Flowers can make a funeral service more special and improve the look, but it can be hard to know what to do with all the flowers when the services are finished. There are several ways to reuse your funeral flowers to make other things. Here are some options to consider. 

Dry Them 

Drying your fresh flowers will preserve them and give you plenty of time. To do this, place them in a dry location or keep them between the pages of a book for several days. Once the flowers are completely dry you can use them to make many different things or include them in your craft projects. You can display them in your home as decor or add them around your loved one’s urn or sprinkle them all over the burial site at the cemetery. Dried flowers last a while as long as they are kept in a place where they are safe. 

Create A Memorial Garden 

Not all flowers are cut and some come in the form of bulbs that can be planted. Some people choose to send perennial flowers just so the recipient can plant them and enjoy them longer. You can plant these in a small flowerbed and when they grow back you will think of the deceased and know they are in a better place. Many of these flowers will also spread as they grow back each year so the flowers will always be around to remind you of the deceased 

Make Jewelry 

If you want to make something special out of the flowers you receive for the funeral service, you can turn them into beads for jewelry.  If you have enough beads, you can offer the jewelry as special memorial presents to your family members and friends who may be having a hard time with the loss of your loved one and may be looking for something to help them remember the deceased in a happier way. You can even create personalized pieces that remind you of things that your loved one would have created or use colors that you know they would have enjoyed. There are many websites that can teach you how to turn flowers into beads. 

If you are planning to have a funeral service at funeral homes in Acworth, GA and you are trying to decide what you can do with the flowers you receive from your guests, the above options should be considered. They will allow you to save the flowers so you don’t just have to throw them away. You might want to make something special with the flowers that you can keep for yourself or that you can offer up as gifts to those who were close to the deceased. If you need help making your funeral service arrangements give us a call.