Jute twine is the natural choice for dried flowers If you’ve made a hand-tied bouquet, sometimes a length of understated natural brown twine is all you need. The two images below are from the archive – the first is a Christmas arrangement I made a few years ago with dried roses, dyed lagurus and natural…
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Exotics for floristry
Exotics add shape and interest Add drama with Palms, Cotton bolls, brights and exotics Exotics in floristry help set the mood – especially for a hot, tropical or summery feel. Make architectural lines using cane coils or add a vertical element with pampas stems. Proteas The top image is a variety of Protea called Susanna…
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,…
Pressed Flowers – Overview
Craft ideas with pressed flowers This topic divides into two sections: How to press flowers and What to use them for! Try pressing your own flowers If you have a garden, a window box or even a treasured bouquet from the florist, it’s worth giving pressed flowers a go! How to press flowers – start…
Some pressed flower successes
Making pressed flowers for the shop You can see from this website that I’ve been interested in pressing flowers and leaves for some time. Follow this link for the basics of pressing flowers. The pressed flowers that came out well I listed some of my favourite flowers for pressing in a previous post, where you can…