Scientific Experiment

I ordered some silk flower petals from this wedding favors and supplies site. I ordered one package (they come with 500 petals) of each, navy blue and yellow. [The man and the colors seem to be the only thing I've made my mind up about for this wedding!]

I want to save money on real flowers and for only $5 a package, it just felt so right! Here is what I got in the mail...

I did some research on silk petals online before buying these and read that some will sink, and some will float. I also read that you should test your petals before using them in water to see if the color bleeds. So...

Let the experimenting begin!

I took three of my recycled jars and filled them with different water levels just to see how it looked. Then I threw in only yellow petals in one, blue in another, and the third I mixed.

 Before

After 20 minutes

The bleeding was very little to none. Thats at least good news : )

 But as you can see... they in fact, do NOT float. I am only slightly disappointed though because they might still look ok on the bottom when I get candles in there, I can figure out a way to make them float, or I can just use them on the tables for extra color pops. I WILL still be getting my moneys worth from these silk flower petals! 

I will continue to search for better petals. More to follow.