Dried flowers projects
Turning my pine cones into Christmas decorations In my last post I was getting messy making natural Christmas decorations with pine cones, glitter and paint. This time I am adding wire to the cones so I can attach them to the Christmas tree. In a world full of plastic, lets have some natural decorations! How…
Making pine cone decorations My Christmas tree is arriving very soon, and I have started making some natural Christmas decorations to go on it. How to make natural Christmas decorations using pine cones This is a great way to spend an afternoon with kids as it involves paint and sticking – just supervise them as…
A busy month for natural Christmas crafts Gosh that month went quickly! It’s a bit mad in the workshop at this time of year, and the time really flies. I am looking forward to getting our Christmas tree this week. I am hoping to get it from the local farm shop, and let my children…
You can’t beat natural Christmas wreaths There are some great handmade Christmas wreaths out there, with felt, buttons, ribbon and all sorts of fancies, but I prefer something a bit more natural, with fruit, foliage and spices. Here are some Christmas wreath ideas I have accumulated over the years from ones I have purchased. Christmas…
There are some great ways of using natural botanicals to decorate your home Many dried fruits and spices are suitable for threading together into a garland. As ever, my two personal favourites are cinnamon sticks and orange slices. Thread together some dried orange slices The pic below is of a garland I made for my…