Achoo! Season

Release the soothing effect of the aroma and vapors from the Eucalyptus leaves my slightly crushing it while making roses

You can use any type of paper to make flowers. I use tissue paper, Crêpe paper, cardboard, newsprint and coffee filters (new and used) to make sweet peas, carnations, paper...

I used to make baskets full of these when I was a little girl. We had a big Acasia thorn tree and I used to spear my “roses” onto the tree pretending I was the fairy responsible...

Great way to use all the autumn leaves you collect on walks during the season. Slowly build up the leaf rosette and let the leaves dry before adding a few more.

Glue a round Autumn leaf Composite Flower.

A mindful summer craft using banana leaves to create a floating arrangement.

Design 2 of my three week pre-Christmas designing series looking at How to style with artificial plants and branches using quality faux plants and stems. This week: wired branches

Ever seen an eucalyptus flower? This is... and is not one.

A little bit of effort... that will last for weeks design to roll us in to the Festive Season.

My Spring/Easter design and the introduction article about my floral journey written by the editor, Nina Tucknott in the latest issue of Flora Magazine.

Beautiful Bletilla striata (Chinese Ground Orchid) deserves it's own elaborate frilly skirt display.

A dried flower and foliage... flower... disk to help me pretend it is autumn