It’s no secret that every room looks better with a bouquet or two. But when spring is taking a long time to come, you luckily don’t have to limit floral displays to freshly cut blooms. Dried and ...
There’s something magical about autumn—the crisp air, the shifting colors, and the way nature seems to scatter treasures everywhere you look. Around Idie’s Farm, I love gathering branches, herbs, and ...
You have your pick of a few methods. Preserving flower petals is not just a way to hold onto memories but also an opportunity ...
Air-drying flowers is a simple, fun hobby that can save you money by providing free material to make dried flower decorations for your home or to give as gifts. Here’s how! It’s very simple to air-dry ...
Florist Jost debuts with a ho-hum guide to creating dried flower projects. She lists her favorite flowers (hydrangeas, delphiniums), grasses (foxtail, barley), and other greenery (eucalyptus, ragwort) ...
Below, find tutorials for different methods of drying flowers, whether you opt to use silica gel or press flowers with heavy books. Air-drying This popular drying technique involves hanging flowers ...
Lynn Pitts credits childhood days spent in Golden Gate Park for her becoming a botanical artist. There as a Girl Scout, she collected, identified and pressed more than 200 tree leaves. Today, Pitts ...
Learning how to press flowers is not as difficult as you might think. The technique makes an ephemeral beauty eternal by flattening the daisies, pansies, violets, and wildflowers that color your ...