Dried flowers projects
Dried flower stems can be pressed flat When I heard that our pressed flower supplier was retiring, I looked into ways to extend our range. In a recent post I talked about pressing garden flowers, but it also occurred to me that some dried flower stems from my shop might also be useful. Small flowers…
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…
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…
DIY Christmas card using pressed flowers and herbs Pressing herbs and flowers Pressing herbs is a creative way to preserve their beauty year-round – here is a project I created for the Herb Society magazine, published in their December 2015 issue. Why not press decorative herb leaves and flowers as you spot them around the…
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…