Dried flowers projects
A herbarium is a collection of labelled dried plant material UK botanists and other scientists have historically collected plant specimens from around the world to catalogue and research back on their home territory. Herbaria boomed in Victorian times when explorers and plant collectors were constantly finding new species of interest. Not every plant could be…
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…
Flower presses, posies and petals During lockdown over the summer I avoided social media because I was finding it a bit much. But I’ve been busy in my workshop and garden! Sussex garden I’ve been getting back on top of my garden, which had been neglected due to work and kids. One of the first…
A pressed flower project I thought it was about time I made something with pressed flowers again! And being so close to Valentines Day, how about a heart shaped box for all your treasures? Make a pressed flower box I bought the plain kraft box in the Hobbycraft sale for about £1. For this pressed…
Candle article for the Herb Society I enjoy being a member of the UK Herb Society and am pleased to be able to have articles published by them from time to time. Here is the first part of an article published in the December issue of Herbs magazine in the new craft section. Decorating candles…