Florida flowers in the Easter holidays This Easter we took our kids to Orlando for a fortnight for the theme parks. So apologies for it being so quiet on the blog – by the time I had spent a week packing and a week catching up, that was April gone! My favourite park was Disney’s…
Tag: pressed flowers
Making Mothers Day dry flower gifts
Mothers Day is a perfect excuse to make something with dry flowers It’s Mothers Day in the UK on 30th March 2014 and here are some recent dry flower projects which might be suitable: Lavender bunches Turn a simple bunch of fragrant dried lavender into something special with a piece of vintage fabric Pressed flower…
Vintage images with dry flowers
Floral illustrations from the British Library My husband Mike – who is into all things vintage – spotted recently that the British Library had uploaded a million images to Flikr for public use. These are illustrations covering the 1600s, 1700s and 1800s. There is quite a variety, from maps to satirical cartoons. A Victorian circle…
Dried flowers diaries January 2014
Jolly January flowers Jolly jonquils (or delightful daffodils) bring a much needed psychological boost at this dull time of year! I couldn’t resist these from my local farm shop – a floral treat! The mild coastline protects tender flowers Those daffs weren’t the only flowers I spotted in bloom this month. I went for a…
Dried flowers diaries October 2013
Dried flowers diary a few days late I do try and publish my diary posts at the end of each month. This month I was plagued with Worpress-related issues, but after some maintenance it seems to be behaving itself well! So a few days late, but at least the blog is still up and running….