how do you color carnations?
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put food coloring in the water or dip the tips of the flower in food coloring.\n\ndissolve one ounce of food coloring in one pint of warm water. Then add one teaspoon of sugar. Place the dye solution in a clear glass vase.\n\nImmerse the fresh cut flower stems in about three inches of dye solution. \n\nRemove the flowers from the dye solution when the desired color is achieved. This could take anywhere from 1 to 24 hours.
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http://www.coloryourprofyle.com/phade/alt.html There you go!!
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THE HOW AND WHY OF FLOWER COLOR \nBy Dr. Leonard Perry, Extension Professor \nUniversity of Vermont \n  \n\nThe main reason most of us grow flowers is for their colors. The color provided by flowers and the combinations of colors, and the feelings these evoke, is the main reason I and others I know garden. Yet have you ever thought about what makes flowers the colors that they are or how you can describe these colors to others? \n\nWhat may seem simple on the surface is really a lot more complicated than you might think. The color that you see in flowers is actually the result of reflected light from various plant pigments. \n\nA group of compounds called "anthocyanidins" are the basic ingredients. They are named for the flowers in which they were first found, such as the scarlet "pelargonidin" from the geranium or Pelargonium, the purple "petunidin" from the Petunia, or the blue-violet "delphinidin" from the Delphinium. \n\nIt is these anthocyanidin pigments that biotechnologists are studying to change flower colors. For instance, they've taken the scarlet pelargonidin-producing gene from corn and placed it into petunias to give this flower a novel orange color. \n\nThe gene for delphinidin (blue-violet) has been placed into carnations to make some blue. Other factors within the cell, such as the acidity (pH) and even cell shape, are making the genetic production of blue mums and roses a bit more challenging. \n\nCombine the anthocyanidin compounds with sugar in plants to produce the more common "anthocyanin" pigments responsible for our fall leaf colors, among other colors. There are other pigments in leaves as well, such as the flavonols (yellow) and, of course, chlorophyll (green). Flavonols, and the colorless (to us) flavonoid pigments, not only affect the color caused by primary pigments (co-pigmentation), but by absorbing ultraviolet light they also are readily seen by insects. \n\nIt is the insects and other pollinators, such as moths, for whom flower colors really exist, not for our pleasure. Pollination, and subsequent fruit production, is the main purpose of most flowers. A bee balm (Monarda) that appears red to us, may appear white to an insect. Or what are white and yellow flowers to us may appear light blue to insects. \n\nEver wonder why some flowers such as lungworts (Pulmonaria), forget-me-nots (Myosotis), or other members of the Borage family seem to change color from pink to blue? Other flowers such as larkspur (Delphinium) also may exhibit these changes. This usually indicates to insects that a flower has aged and is past pollination, so move on! \n\nMany flowers may not change color on an individual plant, but may change color, even if slightly, among locations or various conditions. Temperature affects color, hence, there are often more vivid colors in cool northern gardens than hot summer ones. Plant stress, such as from drought, insect attack, or plant nutrition (too much or little) also can cause different levels of pigments in flowers, and. as a result, different colors. \n\nSo the next time you look at flowers in your garden, a catalog, or in a book, think about all those unseen chemicals that cause the color. Think, too, about who in the insect world these flower colors are designed to attract, and what colors they may be seeing!
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I'm voting against everyone here. Green should be for accents ONLY (as in lemon leaf, tree fern, ect...). Go for darker colors. Ideally a medium pink and a darker pink (in moderation)mixed with your lighter pink and of course bridal whites. Make sure the whites are pure whites not off color whites. They cost a little more but are worth it. Star gazer lillies are also a great option and summer flower! Not to mention a terrific smell. When open they have a gradation from dark pink in the middle to white on the outside. You could also use your filler to punch up the color. There are lots of varieties of berries and small flowers that could add to a simple light pink. It will all just depend on how much money you have to spend in your flower budget.
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First, you will need one of the bouquet holders, that have styrofoam mounted to it.  Secondly, select your flowers.  The way you attach the flowers, is with floral picks.  Green sticks, with wires on the end.  (Available at Michaels, etc.)  You will also need some white floral tape to wrap around these, later.\n\nWith wire cutters, cut the flowers apart...and at the desired length that you want them.  Lay the stem of the flowers against the pick, and wrap the wire around it...to secure it to the pick.  Wrap the pick and much of the green stem, with the white floral tape.\n\nArrange flowers in the bouquet holder.  For the cascade effect....use longer picks that extend the flowers downward, and/or some vine type flowers that will hang down.  Attach ribbons, in the color of the wedding with picks, too.\n\nIf you want the ribbon to look like it is woven throughout the bouquet, make small loops of ribbon....attach each single loop to a pick....and put them all around the bouquet.  Be sure to cover as much green as you can, as this is a wedding....or, if you prefer to let the green show...use green floral tape.  Most prefer white, though.  \n\nJust be sure to fully cover all the wires, to give it a neat appearance.  It really is easier than it looks.  You can do it!
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Take 2 tissues and separate the layers.  Place all four layers together and fan fold them with the pleats being about a 1/2 inch wide.  After the tissues are completely folded, fold them in half the other direction, cut at the fold, keeping them together.  Tie the two folded halves together in the middle.  Carefully pull the layers apart to make a flower.  Good Luck.
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the water will seep into the celery carrying the coloring with it, it will be more colored near the bottim and fade as it moves higher up the stalk. this is also fun to try on flowers like white roses carnations, etc
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http://www.colormatters.com/colortheory.html\n\nthis site should help you
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Carnations.  My husband would bring me flowers every Friday after work.  We couldn't afford roses back then.  So each week he would just get a different color which made it a new flower every time.
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Unless you want to go w/a St. Patties Day theme, you would probably do best w/ a dusty rose or some other color.  W/ the sage green in might be cool to go w/ a bold color, like royal blue or purple.  Congrats!
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My wedding is in July too! Congratulation first of all! I'm sure you're so excited! I will tell you what I did i hae bridesmaids i know you don't but maybe you can incorporate some of these ideas and colors in your wedding. The bridesmaids are wearing like a bright green almost lime color dress. My maids of honor are wearing a bright pink not hot pink kind of magenta. So I am going to have the flowers the same colors as their dresses. I have lots of colors in my wedding. I think it's okay to go with lots of color! I have white,pinks,greens,yellows and some purple. It's all about what you like. You said you want red roses in your bouquet so go with that. Keep in mind that too much red and green will start to look like a Christmas wedding and it'll be July. Just go with your gut!
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Place a reddish orange candle in a Hurricane vase and place the vase in the center of an autumn leaf wreath.  Use a round mirror on the bottom which will reflect the candlelight. \n\nFor Hurricane vases check out this site:\nhttp://www.save-on-crafts.com/hurricane.html
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The most probable thing to do is to use a MySpace editor [http://206.225.92.10/myspace/reborn_3_5.htm, http://www.cricketsoda.com/myspaceedit/, http://www.picgames.com/forum/myspace-layout-editor.php]. If that does not work, you can use a code, such as:\n<style type="text/css">body{background-color:put the color code here;}</style>\nNote: Only replace "put the color code here" and the space in-between with the color code you want, but nothing else.
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You can pick just about anything you want these days--depending on your budget.\n\nIf you are on a rather tight budget definitely consider flowers that are in season that time of year.  Otherwise the skies the limit.\n\nAnother idea is to use dried items (which are usually cheaper) for bulk and shape and then add a few more expensive stems for a fresh look.\n\nAlternately, instead of flowers, why not try something outrageous like battery operated strings of lights with ribbon and tulle wrapped around them?  Or bunches of sparkly crystals on wire that you can wrap into a shapes---sure to make a statement.\n\nRemember, unless you are going for a very traditional look, flowers are NOT required.\n\nGood luck and send us pictures!
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Use toothpicks and colored gumdrops.\n\nChoose a color for: protons, neutrons, and electrons.\n\nThen use the colored gumdrops to represent them. for example, use 2 blue gumdrops for the protons, 2 red gumdrops for the electrons.\n\nthen connect them using the toothpicks- so end result is it looks lke an atom with te protons in the middle (nucleus) and electrons on the outside.
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! set type\n2 roller ink over type\n3 insert bit of paer\n4 push the tit\n5 watch in awe\n6 remove paper\n7 loop to step 2 until bored, finished or run out of paper