Dried flowers projects
Choosing which lavender plants will make the best dried flower bunches Many gardens have at least one lavender bush, so why not dry your own flowers? They will then last months indoors rather than a few weeks outside, and lavender has so many uses. Observing the growing lavender flowers To get the most out of…
Attaching florist wire to dried flowers Contrary to what it says in the heading above, it’s best to attach florist wire to fresh flowers and then dry them. This is because dried flowers are very brittle and may not withstand the handling required to insert the wire. How I wired a dry flower (daisy) You…
Modern drying techniques at home – microwave drying with silica gel sand Yesterday where I was drying my marguerite daisies the old fashioned way in the airing cupboard. Today I thought I’d have a go at a quick and easy way of drying flowers using silica gel. Method for drying flowers using silica gel…
I like drying flowers in my airing cupboard because it’s so simple I’m a sucker for plants and couldn’t resist this marguerite plant at the garden centre the other day! I cut a few stems and tied them with a raffia bow, adding a sprig of fennel foliage before air drying them. I hung…
I have been shopping for dried pressed flowers I wanted to find some pressed flowers so that I could a) see what quality I’m aiming at when I make my own, and b) source a bulk producer I can use for my shop. As you can see, I found some lovely flowers. I am very…