Pressing dried flowers isn’t something I’d tried for many years I remember pressing flowers as a child, using a sizeable press Dad made me. I was quite successful (and Mum had plenty of flowers to choose from), but the funny thing is that I can’t remember what I did with them! I don’t remember doing…
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Choosing lavender for making dried flower bunches at home
Choosing which lavender plants will make the best dried flower bunches Many gardens have at least one lavender bush, so why not dry your own flowers? They will then last months indoors rather than a few weeks outside, and lavender has so many uses. Observing the growing lavender flowers To get the most out of…
No sew no tie lavender bag make
Make a no-sew no-tie lavender bag from a scrap of fabric Following on from yesterday’s post on a no sew lavender bag, I have taken it one step further and eliminated the need for knots and bows! Just take a scrap of fabric, some pinking shears and a handful of dried lavender flowers, plus some…
No sew lavender bag make
Make a no sew lavender bag from a scrap of fabric No stitching needed for this lavender bag, just a handful of dried lavender flowers, a square of fabric and some ribbon. How to make this lavender bag Cut a 25cm (10″) square of fabric using pinking shears for a neat edge. I used a…
Grow your own dried flowers from seed
Some annuals make great dried flowers and are easy to grow from seed Spring is here, in name at least! So it’s not too late to grow some of your own dried flowers this season. Prime contenders for drying are annual poppies (for their seed heads), annual larkspur (a relation of the delphinium), and corn…