Dried flowers projects
Why not have a change from Christmas wreaths this year? Eucalyptus and other foliage looks lovely in a simple display. Source fresh foliage If you have a garden, have a look for traditional Christmas sprigs of holly and ivy, or other evergreens like eucalyptus, pittosporum and laurel. Tie stems together Simply tie a substantial handful…
A busy month for natural Christmas crafts Gosh that month went quickly! It’s a bit mad in the workshop at this time of year, and the time really flies. I am looking forward to getting our Christmas tree this week. I am hoping to get it from the local farm shop, and let my children…
You can’t beat natural Christmas wreaths There are some great handmade Christmas wreaths out there, with felt, buttons, ribbon and all sorts of fancies, but I prefer something a bit more natural, with fruit, foliage and spices. Here are some Christmas wreath ideas I have accumulated over the years from ones I have purchased. Christmas…
Decorate a heart wreath with dried lavender flowers In my last post (part 1) I described how I made a heart wreath like the one below from salim stems. Part 2 – Adding the dried lavender flowers Materials needed to make the dried lavender heart wreath Handmade heart wreath – the one I made was…
Make this heart wreath from scratch and decorate with dried lavender flowers We used to sell dried lavender heart wreaths like the one below in my shop. They were bought in ready-made and were unfortunately expensive to retail. So I thought I’d have a go at making something myself. Part 1 – Making the heart…