Longer stems for dried flowers

Give dried hydrangeas (or other dried flowers) a longer stem to make it easier to work with.

Cut Mikado reed stems.

Place a drop of glue on the Mikado reed and glue the flower.

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Use all three methods to dry hydrangeas to get three very different textures to use in design work.

13 April 2012 Drying Mushrooms for Floral Art

I use edible mushrooms in my designs. To preserve them I press a tiny stake into the base and let them air-dry.

23 March 2012 Drying Physalis sepals

Every Autumn we see the beautiful Physalis pods everywhere but they are easy to dry and preserve to use year round.

10 July 2012 Sticktoitness

Glue a heart shaped design made from bark and wood.

31 January 2018 Rock, don't Roll

Balance the heavy Protea flower head to lean against a rock.