Experiments with drying flowers Looking back on a colourful summer: Drying flowers at home All these flowers were dried using one of two methods: Air-dried flat: just cut the flower heads off and lay the flowers face down on kitchen roll in a warm, dark, dry place for a week or so until crisp. Hanging…
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Visit Seventeen Gallery for dried flowers in art
Dried rosebuds feature in art installation I was intrigued to hear that our dried rose buds would be on display at a London art Gallery! The rosebud installation is just one part of a larger exhibition entitled Morphing Overnight, which is curated by Attilia Fattori Franchini and runs until 18th April 2015. “The gallery office…
Memories box with dried roses and pressed flowers on Valentines Day
Preserve Valentines flowers Dried roses as a memento of Valentines Day Below are some long-stemmed dried roses from last Valentines Day. Once the fresh flowers started to fade, I hung them up to dry. How to preserve Valentines flowers. My pressed flower project – a Valentines heart box I filled the pressed flower box I…
Five uses for dried roses
With Valentines Day fast approaching, there can never be too many roses! Here are a few less obvious ideas for ways of using them. Five ways of using roses …Apart from presenting a bunch of flowers that is! 1. Sprinkle rose petals on a path, on your bed, or across a table cloth. [Fresh or…
Vintage images with dry flowers
Floral illustrations from the British Library My husband Mike – who is into all things vintage – spotted recently that the British Library had uploaded a million images to Flikr for public use. These are illustrations covering the 1600s, 1700s and 1800s. There is quite a variety, from maps to satirical cartoons. A Victorian circle…