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Lavender craft in Herbs magazine
Posted on June 11, 2013 by Ruth in Dried flowers general, Lavender craft
Herbs magazine If you haven’t come across it, Herbs magazine is the quarterly journal of the Herb Society and I was very pleased to have an article on lavender craft published in the June edition. Lavender craft article If you would like to read more, the article is a combination of these three blog posts: [...]
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Modern dried flowers
Posted on May 14, 2013 by Ruth in Dried flowers general
Modern dried flowers in Make & Craft magazine I was pleased to see my article on dried flowers in the June edition (issue 8) of Make and Craft magazine. It explains why dried flowers are becoming popular once again. I have reproduced a copy below. Dried flowers these days are glorious, vibrant and true to [...]
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Dried lavender and hop pillow make
Posted on April 24, 2013 by Ruth in Aromatherapy, Lavender craft
Make use of the relaxing properties of dried flowers Dried lavender and dried hops These dried flowers are well known for their relaxing and sleep inducing aromatherapy properties. It’s as simple as putting some of each in a bag and reaping the benefits. Dried lavender & hops Dried hops were extensively grown in the UK, [...]
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Dried lavender crafts
Posted on March 30, 2013 by Ruth in Lavender craft
Dried lavender crafts in abundance! Dried lavender is such a versatile natural product that it is hard to write about dried flowers without mentioning it. Check out my blog post Ten uses for dried lavender, or below are a few more. Dried lavender in food In my opinion, dried lavender is best used in sweet [...]
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Dried flowers diaries March 2013
Posted on March 28, 2013 by Ruth in Diary
Dried flowers projects are easier in the Spring and Summer In the Spring and Summer there are abundant flowers in the garden, ripe for testing dessication techniques. This year Spring has not yet sprung (we even have snow forecast for Easter), and I am becoming more and more frustrated by the wintry weather! I have [...]
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How to make a dried lavender heart wreath Part 2
Posted on March 8, 2013 by Ruth in Lavender craft, Weddings
Decorate a heart wreath with dried lavender flowers In my last post (part 1) I described how I made a heart wreath like the one below from salim stems. Part 2 – Adding the dried lavender flowers Materials needed to make the dried lavender heart wreath Handmade heart wreath – the one I made was [...]
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How to make a dried lavender heart wreath Part 1
Posted on March 8, 2013 by Ruth in Lavender craft, Weddings
Make this heart wreath from scratch and decorate with dried lavender flowers We used to sell dried lavender heart wreaths like the one below in my shop. They were bought in ready-made and were unfortunately expensive to retail. So I thought I’d have a go at making something myself. Part 1 – Making the heart [...]
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Artist of the Month
Posted on January 23, 2013 by Ruth in Dried flowers general
Dried Flowers on the Up! I am really pleased to be Artist of the Month in Make and Craft magazine this issue (04 – February). They gave me a double page spread with an interview about my background and dried flowers business. Hopefully this marks the start of a rise in interest in dried flower [...]
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Dried flower craft e-Books: Lavender craft
Posted on January 9, 2013 by Ruth in Lavender craft
Kindle book now available: Lavender Craft Last summer I wrote an e-book called Lavender Craft For anyone who likes my makes for this blog, it is a short compendium of lavender-related articles published here, with an introduction about the history of lavender. I am hoping this will be the first in a series of dried [...]
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More traditional dried flower crafts | Corn craft with dried lavender
Posted on November 9, 2012 by Ruth in Dried flowers general, Lavender craft
Traditional crafts using dried wheat, dried lavender and other dried flowers A few weeks ago I published a post mentioning Glynn who likes to make traditional corn dollies from dried wheat, into which he sometimes incorporates some dried lavender stems. He has recently sent me some more lovely photos of his work which I would [...]
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