If you’re searching for contemporary pressed flower art, you’ve come to the right place. Leah Nikolaou, an expert in flower pressing and hand embroidery, crafts one-of-a-kind pieces using a combination of pressed flowers and wool. Her unique style and materials result in stunning and modern works of art, perfect for a flower gallery. What is …
Beautiful Owl Wall Art For A Floral Nursery
If you’re interested in owl wall art, this beautiful embroidery kit provides a fantastic opportunity to create your own. The kit includes a museum-grade printed owl template and an easy-to-follow instruction booklet that teaches the fundamentals of embroidering on paper using simple stitches. To read more about embroidering paper check out our guide, How To …
Creating A Unique Red Aesthetic With Frames
If you’re searching for a classic and distinctive colour scheme for your home, consider incorporating a red aesthetic using picture frames in shades of red. Gone are the days when trends ask us to splash such a powerful colour across every wall or piece of large furniture, but if red is a colour that makes …
Learn How To Master a 3D Rose Stitch
The rose stitch, also known as woven wheel rose stitch, spider web rose stitch, or woven wheel stitch, is a versatile embroidery stitch. To learn how to master a 3d rose stitch, watch the step-by-step video tutorial or refer to the illustrated guide. Additionally, you can find a practice project to further enhance your skills in using …
The Best Wild Flowers UK To Press
Wildflowers are essential flower press fodder with their thin stalks and abundance of striking flowers. Thriving on very little water, they dry out quickly and make beautiful pressings. Team this with the fact they can be gathered from meadows, curbsides, waste ground and alleyways, costing you nothing, and it’s a great starting point for anybody …
How To Make Professional Bobbin Frames
Everyone is talking about hand painted wooden bobbin frames right now, and who can blame them? They look lovely in their bulbous painterly form! A revival of a furniture trend called Bobbin furniture, popular in the Seventeen century, they will sit nicely with my pressed flower prints also inspired by Seventeen-century innovators, botanists. Did people …
Stitching On Bespoke Floral Paper
long grey stitched made into a piece of paper
10 Best Pressed Daffodils and Spring Flowers To Master
Spring is a beautiful time of year for pressing flowers; my top 10 favourite include pressed daffodils, iris and bluebells. My flower pressing guide, ‘The Best Flowers To Press,’ will teach you how to master flower pressing with a book or a flower press and our post, ‘How To Make A Pressed Flower Frame,’ will …
How To Make A Pressed Flower Frame
Got a green thumb? Make your own pressed flower frame with this expert guide! Discover what type of frames to use, different colour background papers to pick, compositions that work and ideas for display. Then turn those freshly-picked blooms into stunning home accessory using my suggested resources and examples! I’m passionate about sharing resources and products that I …
How To Make A Vintage Colour Palette
Creating a unique vintage colour palette is a great way to get started if you want to incorporate a touch of vintage into your home. Look at how I’ve used seventeen-century-style textile art, shabby vintage fabrics, Victoriana-style dried flowers, 1950s postcards, retro dresses and Art Deco-style haberdashery to craft one-of-a-kind colour palettes. With so many …