Dried flowers projects
Valentines Day make 2023 – Scented rose buds I wrote an article about making rose potpourri on this blog some time ago. The general idea hasn’t changed much, but I’ve updated the potpourri recipe and tips in time for Valentines Day! Working in a dried flowers shop I always have some dried roses to hand…
Dahlias on TV A little while ago I saw Philippa Stewart on BBC Gardeners’ World – she’s a Dahlia grower that has also discovered drying them. I was aware they could be dried but I’d never been inspired to try these myself until now. Dahlia inspiration The pics above and below are of some fabulous…
Making little dried flower gifts Using up floral odds and ends I had some bits and bobs and offcuts left over from various floristry projects. I absolutely hate throwing anything away so was looking for things to do with them and came up with two answers! Firstly I made anything with a stem up to…
Starting out in dried flowers I find it hard to believe but I’ve been writing this blog since 2012! I opened my shop even longer ago in 2003 so I had plenty of time to build up experience before starting to write about dried flowers. Initially I realised there was a market online for potpourri,…
Social media aficionado Hazel trawls Instagram My daughter Hazel has just finished her Business degree and spent a lot of it studying social media. Anyone following my Instagram account @daisyshopuk will have heard all about her! Here is her guest post about UK makers. Dried flowers are b(l)ooming For my third-year extended project at university,…