Five DIY Christmas potpourri ideas made using natural fruit and spices Bring the scent of Christmas into your home this season! I’m all for natural botanicals, so here are five ideas for a Christmas scented home with a natural twist. You can buy everything you need from daisyshop.co.uk – just follow the link below! Decorate…
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Natural moth repellents
Using Lavender and Cedar as natural moth repellents for clothes moths I wrote a couple of posts back in 2012 about battling clothes moths and they’re still some of my most popular articles. They’re persistent little critters! What is a clothes moth? The scientific name of the most common UK clothes moth is Tineola bisselliella….
Pressed flowers as herbarium specimens
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…
Great hen party idea – Make a dried flower crown
DIY flower crowns as a hen party activity When Katie got in touch via daisyshop.co.uk for some dried flower bunches for her friend’s hen do, she explained they were going to make flower crowns and I thought “what a great idea”! I think the best hen party activities involve being able to plan and source…
Best affordable confetti for that special wedding photo
Wedding confetti toss – get the perfect shot on a budget! May is the month that wedding season kicks off for the summer in the UK. One special moment to consider is the “confetti toss”. I think the trick to getting great pics when the confetti is thrown is to choose confetti that co-operates! Choosing…




