Dried flowers projects
There are some great ways of using natural botanicals to decorate your home Many dried fruits and spices are suitable for threading together into a garland. As ever, my two personal favourites are cinnamon sticks and orange slices. Thread together some dried orange slices The pic below is of a garland I made for my…
Simple seasonal touches When it’s getting this close to Christmas, work is getting a bit hectic and I don’t necessarily have time to take on big craft projects. But you can get a seasonal feel without expending too much effort. Keep it simple with natural Christmas decor 1. Place some whole dried oranges in a…
Making a Christmas candle ring using fresh foliage This pretty table centre was made using a 20cm coir wreath base. Similar larger wreaths could be made for hanging on a front door. I cut the fresh laurel from my garden, which will last at least 2-3 days in a warm house without water (it would…
Dried orange slices as natural decorations I love the natural, subtle marmalade aroma of these dried orange slices and like to take every opportunity to use them! This simple decoration matches the cinnamon stick and dried orange garland I featured a few days ago. All you need is a length of festive ribbon! Just gently…
Make a cinnamon stick and dried orange garland Following on from my recent post where I talked about how to make natural hanging decorations using cinnamon sticks and dried orange slices, here is a simple-to-make garland. [image – cinnamon stick garland dried orange curled] How to make the cinnamon stick and dried orange garland You…