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Potpourri from dried flowers grown in your garden

Posted on April 16, 2013January 15, 2021 by Ruth

Dried flowers article in Make and Craft magazine This month I am very pleased to have another article about dried flowers published in Make and Craft magazine. This one is about picking flowers from your garden to dry and make potpourri. They have published a little early, as the two main flowers used were roses…

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Sweetheart potpourri recipe with dried rose buds and petals

Posted on February 15, 2013January 15, 2021 by Ruth

Valentines Day make – Sweetheart potpourri recipe Working in a dried flowers shop I always have some dried roses to hand so couldn’t resist making something a bit topical for Valentines Day yesterday. For this potpourri recipe, you will need:  About 1 litre of assorted dried rose buds and petals. I used mainly bright red…

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A Christmas potpourri recipe

Posted on November 6, 2012January 15, 2021 by Ruth

A Christmas potpourri recipe I love In our workshop, we make a traditional orange and cinnamon potpourri by hand. We make a few kilos at a time as required, so it is always fresh. It is a simple recipe, so why not make your own? How to make our Christmas potpourri Our Christmas potpourri recipe…

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Seasonal dried flower crafts | Cinnamon cones

Posted on October 30, 2012January 15, 2021 by Ruth

Seasonal dried flower crafts – Winter approaches The clocks went back at the weekend, and my garden is looking damp and untidy, so I’m almost looking forward to a touch of frost so we can light the open fire. I have been reading this week that pine cones can be made into fire starters by…

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Use cinnamon sticks to make a cinnamon fragranced bundle

Posted on October 22, 2012January 15, 2021 by Ruth

Turn cinnamon sticks into a cinnamon bundle It’s Christmas crafting season, so if you fancy trying something simple, why not give this a go? This is how we make cinnamon bundles in our workshop. I will be adding further autumn/winter and Christmas dried flower crafts to this website over the next few weeks. The key…

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