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…
Red and green hand-tied bouquet I wanted to make an informal bouquet with a Christmas colour palette so settled on the soft greens of natural dried oats and wheat, and some dark but beautiful natural dried red roses. I brightened these up with some dyed green and red lagurus grass and some bleached stems of…
Potpourri fetches top prices Potpourri has become highly sought after this year, and I was contacted by Jackie McCarrick for Flora magazine to discuss the trend. She mentioned designer brands selling potpourri for £80 to £125 a pack and asked me to comment. My thoughts are that designer brands will always charge more for things,…
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…