Dried flowers projects
Drying and using bunches of flowers
Red and green hand-tied bouquet I wanted to make an informal bouquet with a Christmas colour palette so settled on the soft greens of natural dried oats and wheat, and some dark but beautiful natural dried red roses. I brightened these up with some dyed green and red lagurus grass and some bleached stems of…
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…
A kitchen full of dried flower bunches I had a fun time in my kitchen the other week when photographer Thomas Skovsende came to take some pics for an article in Prima magazine. The article was written by Eimear O’Hagan for a series called “Ladies who Launch” and she did a great job of extracting all…