Autumn foliage and warm colours It’s at this time of the year that nature’s colour palette changes from the last vibrant flowers of the summer to the warm hues of harvest golds and autumn leaves. I love being outside in the summer, but as the seasons change I just want to curl up indoors with…
Category: Dried flowers general
Other dried flowers posts.
Ten years of dried flower craft
Starting out in dried flowers I find it hard to believe but I’ve been writing this blog since 2012! I opened my shop even longer ago in 2003 so I had plenty of time to build up experience before starting to write about dried flowers. Initially I realised there was a market online for potpourri,…
Dried Flower Trends on Instagram
Social media aficionado Hazel trawls Instagram My daughter Hazel has just finished her Business degree and spent a lot of it studying social media. Anyone following my Instagram account @daisyshopuk will have heard all about her! Here is her guest post about UK makers. Dried flowers are b(l)ooming For my third-year extended project at university,…
Crafting from the summer of 2020
Flower presses, posies and petals During lockdown over the summer I avoided social media because I was finding it a bit much. But I’ve been busy in my workshop and garden! Sussex garden I’ve been getting back on top of my garden, which had been neglected due to work and kids. One of the first…
Craft ideas for 2020
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…