Dried flowers projects
Make your own natural Christmas decorations Don’t buy a natural Christmas decoration like this one, make it! Festive hangers like this are in fashion at the moment: they are very simple to make, and much cheaper to make yourself than to buy in the shops. This is a picture of one I bought to sell…
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? Buy Christmas potpourri How to make Christmas potpourri Our…
Air dried flowers produced at home Drying flowers in the airing cupboard It is quite straight forward to dry flowers at home, although results vary, so experimentation is always a good idea. Collect a bunch of your favourite flowers, tie together loosely, then hang upside down somewhere where there is good air circulation. The airing…
The famous Pre-Raphaelite artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti painted Fair Rosamund in 1861. It is a vibrant work representing his mistress Fanny Cornforth, celebrating her handsome features and strikingly luxuriant hair. The title refers to the mistress of Henry II (1154 to 1189), who was famed for her beauty and known as “The Rose of the…