Our product
The most natural preservation method for roses is freeze-drying ( see ‘The Process’ ). Through this special treatment, the product is able to retain it’s original form, cell structure, colour and is also very long lasting.
Note: this does not mean that our freeze dried rose petals and roses are still frozen and that you have to keep it in the freezer!
In fact, the roses and rose petals are directly usable and are soft as silk.
We only use the best quality roses in our processing.
Our customers are very diverse. Consumers use our rose petals mainly for weddings and funerals. Commercially we deliver to hotels, are used in commercials or film sets, by floral designers, in spas etc.
The wide choice of colours on offer means that you can always choose the right colour to suit your theme. Due to our large purchasing/production capacity, we can directly supply you from stock at a very competitive price.
Because no chemicals are used, the petals are organically decomposable and are therefore always welcome at events ( weddings, funerals etc. ).
You can use the freeze dried rose petals as confetti, table confetti, along walkways or just as decoration.
Because the rose petals no longer contains any moisture, it doesn’t leave nasty stains ( very reassuring with wedding dresses, table cloths and carpets).
Sweet Colours offers the product in various packaging ( see our webshop ).
Also, have a look at our budget petals. These have been separated from our top quality petals by our staff because they have slight colour deviation, are curled or torn – in a word they are not perfect.
We offer these budget petals at a very cheap price.
Sweet Colours strives for perfection and is therefore always looking for new colours. Keep an eye on our latest offers
If you would like to brighten up your event with beautiful colours or just have something ‘different’ in your home, then don’t hesitate to try some of our lovely products!
Add beauty, an elegant touch and excitement to your event !!
The process
Freeze-drying is the only way to successfully extract moisture from a flower, and is a complicated process which requires a lot of professional skill. One small mistake can quickly damage the product.
Sweet Colours possess the most modern machines which are operated by unique software.
Before the process begins, the roses are cut off ( just underneath the head ) and placed in drawers in the machine.
The machine consists of two chambers: the condenser chamber and the specimen chamber.
Once all the roses have been placed in the specimen chamber, the machine is started and the freezing programme begins whereby the roses are frozen to – 40 degrees.
Then the vacuum pump comes into operation and the actual drying process commences. Because the condenser chamber is colder than the specimen chamber ( – 60 or less! ) the vapour is extracted from the roses under a deep vacuum and converted into ice-crystals.
These ice-crystals quickly form a layer of ice in the condenser chamber.
The ice is removed by defrosting. When no more ice forms, the process is complete and the specimen chamber can be opened ( always a nice moment ).
The whole process takes about 14 days.
By carrying out this process with great care, Sweet Colours is able to produce a perfectly dried rose which can be used directly as a rose or rose petals.
A few useful tips
- Keep your roses or rose petals in the original packaging in a dry, warm and dark place ( i.e. not in the freezer! ).
- Don’t forget to keep your camera handy at your event because, naturally, you wouldn’t want to miss the most spectacular moments.
- As the product is dried, it mustn’t get wet otherwise it could leave nasty stains. It could also make walkways slippery.
- Use the rose petals as table confetti; it’s guaranteed to get everybody talking!
Advantages
Freeze dried flowers are becoming more and more popular everyday, also amongst professionals such as florists and floral designers.
Just some of the advantages :
- Very long lasting
- Direct supply from stock
- Biodegradable
- Product does not leave nasty stains
- Directly usable
- The same price all year round – so you don’t have to pay more during peak periods
- No care required ( such as cutting and watering )
- Not weather dependent ( hot summer days, frost )
How to shop
Sweet Colours has made its online webshop as well-structured as possible so that shopping is simple and easy for you.
You simply have to click one of the two buttons at the top of the page in order to look at Rose petals or Roses.
After having clicked on one of these two buttons, you will directly be shown an overview of our current offers.
You can then go to the details page per colour, where you can put various packages into the shopping basket by filling in the required number and clicking on ‘add to basket’.
An overview of your shopping basket will be shown on the left-hand side of the page.
When you are ready to order, simply click on ’order now’ which will automatically route you to the ‘Total’ page.
After you have specified your required delivery date or perhaps a discount code, click ‘Order now” which will route you to the ‘Registration’ page.
Once you have filled in all the required details and agreed whith terms and conditions, then please click ‘continue’.
You can then pay via Paypal, which is an optimally secure online payment service. Following payment, you will immediately receive an order confirmation and invoice by email.
Discount
As you have probably noticed, Sweet Colours’ products are very competitively priced. Nevertheless, when you spend £100 or more and at least 2 items, you will be entitled to a discount which can mount up to 20%.
Please send an email to: sales@sweetcolours.co.uk specifying your order.
You will then receive an email with your unique discount code which you can input in the payment page ( Do not forget to click the ‘ADD’ button ).This code is for one-off use and is valid solely for your current order. The discount code will expire after use.
Payment
For online monetary transactions, Sweet Colours uses Paypal, a worldwide operating ( bank ) company which offers online payment services.
Accordingly, you can settle payment in an optimally secure environment.
Once payment has been accepted, you will directly receive confirmation of your order and an invoice by email and your order will be processed.
NOTE : If you do not possess a Paypal account, you can still pay by credit card.
By clicking on ‘no Paypal account’ in the payment page, then you can pay with one of the following providers:
Delivery
All our products are sent by special delivery, the cost of which is £5.95 per delivery.
Even if you have a large order, you only have to pay this amount and not more!
When you prefer a quick delivery, then please select ‘Express delivery’ at the ‘Total page’ and your order will be delivered within 4 working days.
Furthermore, the sample box fits through the letterbox and you don’t need to sign for receipt.
Please make sure that you fill in the correct delivery date and address on the order form so that any misunderstandings can be avoided.
You can be assured that your order will be packed with utmost care.
However, the contents may ‘settle’ a little during transportation.
Once the package has been despatched, you will receive an email to let you know that your order is on the way.
We would really appreciate it if you could let us know when you receive your order.