Dried flowers projects
How to make dried flower bouquets.
DIY dried flower posy A small wrapped gift bouquet These little dried flower bunch gifts are inexpensive to make and pretty too. They would be perfect for a love token, a present for Mum or Grandma, or even for bridesmaids. I have been hoarding little books of pretty printed paper squares that I find in…
Display with grasses and clover in pinks and greens As it’s the beginning of February I thought it was about time to start thinking about Spring! This isn’t a Valentines Day display but there’s a lot of love in it. The floral arrangement took me a couple of days to put together, only because on…
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…
DIY wheat sheaves The great thing about wheat sheaves is that they can be augmented with various flowers and botanicals depending on the season. Wheat sheaves traditionally celebrate harvest season, but these days they can be used for decoration year-round. Making a wheat sheaf A large wheat sheaf is easily made by combining about three…
DIY dried flower bouquet Make your own bouquet from dried flower bunches such as delphiniums, dried oats, and daisy-like white acroclinium or similar white rhodanthus flowers. How to make a dried flower bouquet I used one bunch each of the flowers listed above, except the acroclinium, which only required 12-15 stems. As well as the…