Pressed flower project with daisies Mini canvas with pressed daisy in painted grass I bought such a cute little stretched canvas and easel the other day for £2 in a craft shop – the canvas is only 7cm across! I do love an excuse to get my paints out. I pushed the pressed daisy into…
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Air drying a daisy bunch
I like drying flowers in my airing cupboard because it’s so simple I’m a sucker for plants and couldn’t resist this marguerite plant at the garden centre the other day! I cut a few stems and tied them with a raffia bow, adding a sprig of fennel foliage before air drying them. I hung…
Valentine’s Day makes
Valentines Day dried flowers projects Here are some ideas if you want to add a handmade touch to your Valentines Day gift this year. Making something yourself shows your willingness to put in time and effort for another person. What could be more romantic than that! I’ve also included some ideas for preserving a fresh…
How to make a pressed flower card
Here’s how to make a pressed flower card I wrote about how to make a pressed flower Christmas card for the Herb Society about ten years ago, but when I look back it looks somewhat dated! These days I believe in less is more! Keep it simple I love the mantra KISS – Keep It…
How to Frame Pressed Flowers
How to make a framed pressed flowers picture This year I’ve been pressing larger flower specimens. It’s time to put them in a frame. The great thing about having had a dried flowers workshop for twenty years is that I can just wander in and find something suitable! I found some modern box frames and…