Dried flowers projects
How to make dried flower bouquets.
Valentines Day dried flowers projects Here are some ideas if you want to add a handmade touch to your Valentines Day gift this year. Making something yourself shows your willingness to put in time and effort for another person. What could be more romantic than that! I’ve also included some ideas for preserving a fresh…
Variations in shade and texture For this DIY bouquet I combined five types of dried flower: Lagurus grass dyed crimson red Amaranth flower in natural burgundy Pussy willow stems from my own workshop Miscanthus grass, natural and fluffy Poppy seed pods I built up the bouquet by adding a few stems at a time of…
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…
DIY dried flower posy A small wrapped gift bouquet These little dried flower bunch gifts are inexpensive to make and pretty too. They would be perfect for a love token, a present for Mum or Grandma, or even for bridesmaids. I have been hoarding little books of pretty printed paper squares that I find in…
Display with grasses and clover in pinks and greens As it’s the beginning of February I thought it was about time to start thinking about Spring! This isn’t a Valentines Day display but there’s a lot of love in it. The floral arrangement took me a couple of days to put together, only because on…