Cyanotype Sun Printing for Beginners (Everything I Wish I Knew First)
I Tried Cyanotype Sun Printing 6 Times So You Don’t Have To (The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly) If you’ve been following along for a while, you know I’m a…
The $3 Embroidery Hoop Flower Pocket (So Easy!)
Embroidery Hoop Flower Pocket: A Simple Garden-to-Home Craft I have a confession: I almost didn’t write this post because the project felt too simple. But then I remembered that “simple” is…
How to Use a Flower Press: A Beginner’s Guide
I’ve pressed hundreds of flowers at this point, from Trader Joe’s ranunculus in the middle of a January snowstorm to roses, cosmos, and cherry blossoms straight from my garden. I’ve made…
How to Make a Large Flower Press (No Bolts, No Fuss)
If you’ve been around here for a while, you know I press a lot of flowers. It’s one of my favorite ways to take something from the garden and turn it…
How to Dry Flowers at Home (and What to Make With Them)
Fresh flowers don’t last, but dried flowers can stick around for years. If you’ve ever wanted to hold onto blooms from your garden, a special bouquet, or just a bunch of…
Japanese Herbarium Bottles: Preserve Your Flowers in Oil
Have you ever stumbled across something online and thought, I need to make that immediately? That was me, the first time I saw Japanese herbarium bottles. Dried flowers suspended in clear…