Artificial botanicals and methods of making same
An artificial flower, plant, or other botanical is produced from an aqueous agar-based solidifying mixture. The artificial botanical may be colored as desired by adding one or more colorants. The artificial botanical may also be scented by adding a perfume, odorant, or other scent. Because the artificial botanical is produced using the aqueous agar-based solidifying mixture, no animal-based gelatin products are used. The artificial botanical may thus also be edible and satisfies vegan diets. The artificial botanical may thus also be flavored by adding a flavoring, such as fruit, concentrate, or sweetener. The artificial botanical may be all-natural and edible by adding mica powder as the colorant and by adding glycerin as the flavoring.
1. An artificial flower process of fabricating an artificial flower, comprising:
producing an agar-based mixture by mixing only agar, glycerin, and water;
producing a boiled agar-based mixture by boiling the agar-based mixture;
producing a soapy boiled agar-based mixture by adding a soap to the boiled agar-based mixture that mixes only the agar, the glycerin, and the water;
producing a woolly soapy boiled agar-based mixture by adding a wool material to the soapy boiled agar-based mixture;
flower cavity casting the woolly soapy boiled agar-based mixture in a flower mold cavity;
solidifying the artificial flower by cooling the woolly soapy boiled agar-based mixture cavity casted in the flower mold cavity; and
removing the artificial flower from the flower mold cavity.
2. The artificial flower process of claim 1 , wherein the producing of the woolly soapy boiled agar-based mixture further comprises adding the wool material to the soapy boiled agar-based mixture at 1:2 ratio of the agar by weight.
3. The artificial flower process of claim 1 , further comprising producing a colored agar-based mixture by adding a colorant to the agar-based mixture.
4. The artificial flower process of claim 1 , further comprising producing a colored agar-based mixture by adding a colorant prior to the boiling of the agar-based mixture.
5. The artificial flower process of claim 1 , further comprising drilling a bore in the artificial flower.
6. The artificial flower process of claim 5 , further comprising inserting a fastener through the bore.
7. The artificial flower process of claim 1 , wherein the cooling of the woolly soapy boiled agar-based mixture cavity casted in the flower mold cavity further comprises air drying.
8. The artificial flower process of claim 1 , wherein the cooling of the woolly soapy boiled agar-based mixture cavity casted in the flower mold cavity further comprises freeze drying.
9. The artificial flower process of claim 1 , wherein the cooling of the woolly soapy boiled agar-based mixture cavity casted in the flower mold cavity further comprises heated drying.
10. The artificial flower process of claim 1 , further comprising removing a source of heat prior to the adding of the wool material to the soapy boiled agar-based mixture.
11. The artificial flower process of claim 1 , further comprising mixing the soapy boiled agar-based mixture.
12. The artificial flower process of claim 1 , further comprising coloring the artificial flower after the removing from the flower mold cavity.
13. The artificial flower process of claim 1 , further comprising coloring a portion of the artificial flower after the removing from the flower mold cavity.
14. The artificial flower process of claim 1 , wherein the producing of the agar-based mixture mixes the agar, the glycerin, and the water at a 2:1:30 ratio by weight.
15. An artificial flower process of fabricating an all-natural, edible, and vegan artificial flower, comprising:
producing an aqueous agar-based artificial flower mixture by mixing only agar, glycerin, and water at a 2:1:30 ratio by weight;
producing a boiled agar-based artificial flower mixture by boiling the aqueous agar-based artificial flower mixture;
producing a soapy boiled agar-based artificial flower mixture by adding a soap to the boiled agar-based artificial flower mixture;
producing a woolly soapy boiled agar-based artificial flower mixture by adding a wool material to the soapy boiled agar-based artificial flower mixture;
cavity casting the all-natural, edible, and vegan artificial flower by pouring the woolly soapy boiled agar-based artificial flower mixture in a flower-shaped mold cavity;
solidifying the all-natural, edible, and vegan artificial flower by cooling the cavity casting of the all-natural, edible, and vegan artificial flower in the flower-shaped mold cavity; and
removing the all-natural, edible, and vegan artificial flower from the flower-shaped mold cavity.
16. The artificial flower process of claim 15 , further comprising drilling a bore in the all-natural, edible, and vegan artificial flower.
17. The artificial flower process of claim 16 , further comprising inserting a fastener through the bore.
18. The artificial flower process of claim 15 , wherein the solidifying of the all-natural, edible, and vegan artificial flower further comprises at least one of air drying, freeze drying, or heated drying of the all-natural, edible, and vegan artificial flower in the flower-shaped mold cavity.
19. The artificial flower process of claim 15 , further comprising mixing the soapy boiled agar-based mixture.
20. The artificial flower process of claim 15 , further comprising coloring the all-natural, edible, and vegan artificial flower after the removing from the flower-shaped mold cavity.