Floral illustrations from the British Library My husband Mike – who is into all things vintage – spotted recently that the British Library had uploaded a million images to Flikr for public use. These are illustrations covering the 1600s, 1700s and 1800s. There is quite a variety, from maps to satirical cartoons. A Victorian circle…
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Dried flowers diaries January 2014
Jolly January flowers Jolly jonquils (or delightful daffodils) bring a much needed psychological boost at this dull time of year! I couldn’t resist these from my local farm shop – a floral treat! The mild coastline protects tender flowers Those daffs weren’t the only flowers I spotted in bloom this month. I went for a…
Quick pics with dried flowers
Images with dried flowers I think it’s fun to add dried flowers to existing images and this can be a quick way to make something new. Mona Lisa with dried daisy flower Last year I had a lot of fun drying marguerite daisies from my garden in various ways. This one was simply pressed. Bocca…
Chamomile hair rinse recipe
Using chamomile flowers I’ve been growing chamomile in my veg patch, and after harvesting it, I couldn’t resist using some of it fresh. I was aware you can use chamomile flowers to enhance your hair colour with yellow tints, but being a brunette, had never tried it. So I asked my daughter who has dark…
Dried flowers diaries June 2013
June: a month of Photography Photos of dried wedding flowers At the beginning of the month I was emailed by Tess, a happy bride who had used my dried flowers at her wedding, with a link to a lovely blog post written by her photographer Esme Ducker. A visit from a gardens photographer – potpourri…