EVERLASTINGS

Sub-titled 'How to Grow, Harvest and Create with Dried Flowers' this special book showcases the ethereal beauty of the life of flowers. Starting with practical advice on how to pick flowers both at your home and outdoors, there are in-depth descriptions of the many methods of drying blooms, seed heads and foliage, plus favourite ways of the author to style with dried flowers, as well as wearable items such as floral crowns and hair clips, a boutonnière or a bracelet. There are wall hangings in autumnal colours, table decorations, a botanical mobile, a wreath on a brass hoop, a hanging bouquet, garlands, place settings and all about working with the seasons, the processes, and bringing nature into the home. 20 projects all accompanied by beautiful colour photography and ideas on how to capture the memories and moments of special days and the ecological benefits of dried flowers, as well as chapters on foraging and thoughts on the meditative benefits of working with dried flowers. 160 large pages, 20 x 25cm. Colour illus.