don't you love flowers with a long life?
i used to do a lot of flower drying, a long time ago now, when we lived in the mountains, everlasting daisies were a favourite. i had masses of them, harvested from the roadside, hanging from wooden beams all over the place. i also loved drying hydrangeas and used them in wreaths and pots with rows of roses & lavender.
with a less humid summer here this year these hydrangeas dried well just sitting in the vase i had them in before christmas. the colour was green when i picked them from the low branches of a white flowering plant.
i like creating with what's around me , wherever i've lived. now it's driftwood, shells and aqua sea colours.
what do you like creating with?joining
funky junk interiors
Your dried Hydrangeas are so pretty! I had some lovely blue ones in a silver vase last year until the dogs knocked them over! I will have to find some more this year, yours are just gorgeous :) xo K
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ReplyDeleteGreen hydrangeas are my favourites ..and white of course..your arrangement with the flowers, vases and shells looks like a dreamy perfection..x Loving your photography.
Love! All go so perfectly together. Pruxxx
ReplyDeleteI have never really like dried flowers with the exception of hydrangeas. Somehow hydrangeas hold there appeal when they are dried. I love them and especially the way you have decorated with them. On the coast they have that old fashioned beach cottage appeal. Leahx
ReplyDeleteI love the beautiful green they turn. They also signify the end of Summer which saddens my heart a little.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty
Carolyn xx
LOVE!!!
ReplyDeleteHow do you dry yours??? I have 2 different types in my yard, and would love to dry some, if it's not too difficult!
so pretty and fresh :)
ReplyDeleteShells are my favorite to create with. I'm running a little low. I wish I was able to come to Oz to restock. I just purchased a shell book from Kangaroo Island & it's my new "I wanna go there bad" place. You have such a great sense of style.
ReplyDeletethanks everyone .. anonymous - i find just leaving them in the vase til they dry works well. the stronger the colour the more the colour stays when dry. & a dry climate helps x
ReplyDeleteI Love these vignettes...Magic!!!
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Tania Maree xx
Hi cheryl, so so lovely, I have just planted a hydrangea and it doesnt seem to be doing so well... do you need to fertilize them a lot? I will be so sad if i lose it!!
ReplyDeleteLaura xx
they are beautiful, I love hydrangeas and driftwood and seashells. :) Love your vignette.
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xoxo
So lovely pictures.
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Elna
Your hydrangeas are gorgeous - I also love your aqua mason jar - I've been on the lookout for one, but haven't had any luck finding one yet.
ReplyDeleteGreen hydrangeas are my favourite flower. Just lovely photographs!
ReplyDeleteThe hydrangeas are beautiful - I didn't realize they could dry so well.
ReplyDeleteOh the dried Hydrangea's are so pretty. Gorgeous photos!
ReplyDeleteThese are some of my favorite flowers. They look great in the jars! Very airy feel :)
ReplyDeleteI am obsessed with aqua right now--I found a place that sells aqua crystals (like for your chandelier) and I want to do some projects with those.
ReplyDeleteYour flowers dried beautifully!
I am thinking of painting my sun room so I am looking for the perfect like aqua room color for that:)
Love the flowers and glass bottles. So pretty!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty! I love dried hydrangeas :o)
ReplyDelete~Des
PS. I am now following you on Google...hope you will follow me back :o)
Gorgeous images!
ReplyDeleteLove the colors.
XOXO,
Anne
You touched on two of my favorites...hydrangeas and the sea.
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Judy
The flowers look beautiful. My neighbor has hydrangeas in her front yard and she doesn't mind if I pick them. When is the best time to pick them? I picked them one time and put them in my bathroom and the next day the counter was full of pollen.
ReplyDeleteLove hydrangeas. Just beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI am laughing once again because everytime I click on the link that draws my eye ... it's YOU. Thank you ... once again ... for the beauty.
ReplyDeleteMary @ Sea Quilts
Beautiful - love your post! Would love if you stopped by my Creative Inspirations party to link it up - tha party is happening now!
ReplyDeleteStacey of Embracing Change
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Love the dried hydrangeas.
ReplyDeleteI love to decorate with anything nature has to offer; pinecones, acorns, bird nests, twigs and more.
Thanks for sharing.
Michele
Your dried hydrangeas are beautiful, especially in those aqua bottles!
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Mary Alice
Wow, those hydrangess dried to perfection. Your pictures are so gorgeous. Ahhh that third one would look divine blown up and on the wall. Great shots!
ReplyDeleteThese are gorgeous. Please add a link back to the wow party. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI live at the beach, too, and I love using driftwood, shells, whatever I might find. Your displays with the hydrangeas are beautiful. I do love how beautifully they dry. I've had some of my blue ones for years.
ReplyDeleteSimply beautiful. Thanks for linking up - please come back Thursday to link up again - I would love to have you there!
ReplyDeleteStacey of Embracing Change
Your colors are perfect. Wonderful to have you be a part of Seasonal Sundays.
ReplyDelete- The Tablescaper
So beautiful, you inspired me to try the same this year!
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