An unusual Christmas decoration with dried flowers

Last year I read this great article about making dried flowers baubles, and was inspired to try it for myself. I tried two different types of baubles – plastic ones that pull in half from the craft shop, and normal clear glass ones. I have loads of dried plant material from my garden, having spent all summer drying flowers and petals! I chose jewel colours such as red, golden yellow and blue for a Christmas feel.

flower selection for baubles — Dried flowers from my garden including dried marigolds, roses, lavender, dahlias, pansies, hydrangeas and corn flowers.

Plastic dried flower Christmas baubles

These baubles are in two parts which snap together to hold the contents in place.

placing flowers in christmas bauble — Building up the design with the dried flowers

making flower bauble

dried marigold bauble — Finished bauble with dried marigolds and hydrangeas.

flower bauble christmas decoration — A completed Christmas decoration with large dried marigold and red rose petals behind.

floral christmas decoration — Finished dried flowers bauble on the Christmas tree.

Glass dried flower baubles

These are trickier because there is only a small opening at the top for the dried flowers to fit through. Consequently I only used petals for this one.