Many garden flowers are suitable for pressing In my previous post I mentioned that my pressed flower suppliers for daisyshop.co.uk were retiring. So I have spent the summer experimenting with pressing flowers from around the garden. I found that going out into the garden every day was a brilliant way to stay in touch with…
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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…
How to press flowers – Back to basics
Pressing flowers and herbs – a simple project Preserve your garden’s beauty year round! Most of us have had experience pressing flowers as children. It can be a very relaxing hobby as an adult, with many potential projects including pressed flower jewellery and wall art, and even pressed flower mobile phone cases. I have a…
Pressed flowers inspiration and ideas
Pressed flower projects I’ve just been putting together a greetings card as a pressed flower project for the Herb Society magazine, and it made me think about all the great ideas out there at the moment. A pressed flower book to inspire My favourite pressed flowers book is L’herbier du jardin by Jean-Luc Breuvart (it’s…