Scented wooden balls are a popular alternative to potpourri Scented wooden balls can fragrance a room or small space in a modern minimalist way. Fragrancing wooden balls These beechwood balls are attractive in their own right, with the grain clearly visible in the shiny curved surface. The honey coloured wood is further enhanced by the…
Blog
Free dried lavender craft PDF
Dried Lavender Craft download now available I wrote a post a little while ago about a dried lavender craft ebook I had written. FREE PDF Dried Lavender Craft contents It starts with a little about the history of lavender growing, followed by how to dry your own lavender, and then a batch of makes including…
Making a flower press
I love pressing flowers …In fact I often spend more time pressing flowers than I do crafting with them afterwards! Here are some flowers I pressed this Spring. Making my own flower press This summer, after a few failures pressing flowers using my ad hoc blotting-paper-in-a-scrapbook method, I thought I’d try and put together something…
Dried flowers diaries September 2013
Dried flower crafts in September September is always a busy month workwise, because our shop starts receiving Autumn/Winter and Christmas stock. It may seem early for Christmas, but there are a lot of keen crafters out there – do check out all my blog posts from Christmas last year for some ideas – you might…
How to dry chamomile flowers
Drying flowers – Chamomile Growing chamomile flowers at home This summer I accidentally grew some chamomile in my garden, and chamomile flowers have been a bit of a theme on my blog for the last couple of months. But it has just occurred to me that I haven’t yet discussed drying this herb. First pick…