Dried flowers projects
Dried flowers activities With the new guidelines to stay at home this spring, here are a few crafting ideas from the archive with a botanical theme. Both crafting and nature are good for a feeling of flow and wellbeing. Why not extend that feeling by giving away your makes! Wishing everyone the best. x Make…
Informal dried flower arrangements in Copenhagen It was a Big Birthday just before Christmas and Mike took me for a fab few days at the Christmas markets. I was quite surprised how many shops and department stores were using dried flowers to brighten their displays. All pics taken with my smartphone while I was out…
Why not have a change from Christmas wreaths this year? Eucalyptus and other foliage looks lovely in a simple display. Source fresh foliage If you have a garden, have a look for traditional Christmas sprigs of holly and ivy, or other evergreens like eucalyptus, pittosporum and laurel. Tie stems together Simply tie a substantial handful…
Preserving flowers in Sussex Our Sussex workshop is not glamorous, being an old mechanics workshop, but it has character, being part of an old Victorian stable block. It has a hayloft, and even the original drainage channels in the floor. But best of all for us, it has plenty of beams for hanging up bunches…
I love fragrant flowers I have fitted as many scented plants as I can in to my small Sussex garden. Roses and honeysuckle bloom in the front garden Out the front, our garden is a bit overgrown, but I love the combination of this pink honeysuckle with the rose Constance Spry. The rose only flowers…