Dried flowers projects
Pressed flowers from my garden Following on from my previous blog post about pressed flower lockets, I thought I would try something a little larger. This time I used dried flowers pressed from my garden. A few weeks ago I cut some large pieces of viola plant, with stem and leaves, and pressed them. After…
I’ve been drying flowers in my airing cupboard again! The sun has been out here in Seaford and I have been able to get on with a spot of gardening. I’m one of those lazy people who never tidies up in the Autumn, so there is lots to do now the Spring is here. I…
A herbarium is a collection of labelled dried plant material UK botanists and other scientists have historically collected plant specimens from around the world to catalogue and research back on their home territory. Herbaria boomed in Victorian times when explorers and plant collectors were constantly finding new species of interest. Not every plant could be…
Some useful pages about dried flower crafts I’ve been in the dried flowers business for twenty years now and have picked up lots of knowledge to share! Here is a list of stand-out topics around the subject, be it varieties of blooms, types of craft or useful materials. Other resources can be found under the…
Craft ideas with pressed flowers This topic divides into two sections: How to press flowers and What to use them for! Try pressing your own flowers If you have a garden, a window box or even a treasured bouquet from the florist, it’s worth giving pressed flowers a go. It’s easy to do and although…