QUICK AND EASY WAY TO SPEED DRY FLOWERS~  Put a small bowl of water in microwave

~ Put sand or borax in a microwave container

~ Cover the flowers face up in the drying agent

~ Sprinkle more of the drying agent over the flowers

~ Then nuke flowers for about three minutes~ Leave the flower in the container outside the microwave over night

~ To further preserve the flowers spray them with hair spray or a light clear coat of aerosol varnish