Dried flowers projects
Making the Dried Lavender Wand This type of lavender wand is much less fiddly to make than a lavender bottle, and it is often more convenient as it can be produced year-round from dried lavender stems. However it is more brittle as the dry flowers may drop with excessive handling. You will need 13 dried…
Lavender bottles are a beautiful and traditional way to capture the scent of lavender. The lavender bottle is a traditional French country craft not commonly seen in the UK. This style of lavender wand is referred to as a lavender bottle because of its shape. It is widely seen in France and America, but not…
How to make your own fragrant lavender and lime potpourri Combine the clean fresh scent of lavender with zesty invigorating lime in a pretty botanical potpourri. Potpourri making is not difficult or time consuming, so why not give it a go? Potential ingredients can often be found in your garden, store cupboard or local shop….
A simple recipe for shortbread using culinary dried lavender Lavender in cooking is becoming increasingly popular. Shortbread is one of the staple recipes, and works so well because the fresh lavender flavour cuts through the butteriness of the biscuit. Recipe – Makes 16 small rounds Ingredients 150g plain flour pinch of salt…
How to make a simple moisturising oat bath with soothing dried lavender I was reading about the use of porridge oats in skincare recently, and it reminded me that I used them to soothe my son’s mild eczema when he was small. The oat milk released when the oatmeal is soaked in water has moisturising…