Dried flowers projects
Cedar Roses are Popular at this Time of Year Cedar roses are the fruit of a Cedar tree and are very pretty when displayed on a wooden stem. But why would you want to give a wooden brown flower rather than a soft delicate one? I’m going to discuss a few reasons why, but first…
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…
Variations in shade and texture For this DIY bouquet I combined five types of dried flower: Lagurus grass dyed crimson red Amaranth flower in natural burgundy Pussy willow stems from my own workshop Miscanthus grass, natural and fluffy Poppy seed pods I built up the bouquet by adding a few stems at a time of…
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…
A quick Valentines make with dried flower buds Here is a very quick make with hearts and roses – only 10 mins! How to make this rose bud heart You will need: A solid heart wreath – the small criss-cross heart in the image is 13cm across. Dried rose buds – I used pale pink…