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Natural Christmas wreaths

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You can’t beat natural Christmas wreaths There are some great handmade Christmas wreaths out there, with felt, buttons, ribbon and all sorts of fancies, but I prefer something a bit more natural, with fruit, foliage and spices. Here are some Christmas wreath ideas I have accumulated over the years from ones I have purchased. Christmas…

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Natural Christmas garland ideas

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There are some great ways of using natural botanicals to decorate your home Many dried fruits and spices are suitable for threading together into a garland. As ever, my two personal favourites are cinnamon sticks and orange slices. Thread together some dried orange slices The pic below is of a garland I made for my…

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Dried flowers diaries September 2013

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Dried flower crafts in September September is always a busy month workwise, because our shop starts receiving Autumn/Winter and Christmas stock. It may seem early for Christmas, but there are a lot of keen crafters out there – do check out all my blog posts from Christmas last year for some ideas – you might…

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Why you don’t need orris root powder to make potpourri

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I sell a lot of orris root powder for potpourri making But why? Orris root powder is the dried powdered root of the flower Iris pallida (Sweet Iris), and is used in potpourri making to prolong the fragrance. Buy handmade potpourri Orris root powder is a fixative Traditional potpourri is made by adding essential oils…

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Dried flowers diaries December 2012

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Dried flower crafts at Christmas Merry Christmas! I am writing this diary a week earlier than I would normally, but I am hoping that by this time next week I will be buried under a heap of mince pies and turkey trimmings! The plus side of flooding which damaged some of our dried flowers at…

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Hi I’m Ruth – I love writing about plants, nature, dried flowers, wildflowers and crafts. You can find out more about me here.

I have run a dried flower and lavender business in the UK since 2002. This means I am experienced in dried flower craft, but also am biased towards my own products – I can’t help but be proud of what I do! Find out more about Daisy Gifts Ltd® at our sister site daisyshop.co.uk

Thanks very much to all the lovely people who ask about buying custom handmade arrangements and bouquets – I’m afraid I don’t offer this service anymore, but we do sell the flowers you need to make your own.

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