QUINTESSENTIALLY
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FOREVER FLOWERS
Encapsulate the memories of favourite summer blooms with bespoke floral art. Pressed flowers create beautiful pictures and note cards. Once confident with the technique, use them to decorate home-made candles, paperweights and placemats. For the best results, pick flowers in the morning after the dew has evaporated. Look for petals that are flat – in August, cosmos, zinnias and asters work well. Larger multi-layered August flowers, such as dahlias, roses and lilies, can be pressed but take a bit more teasing to spread the petals and will not retain their original shape. Wood flower press, medium, £65, Blue Brontide
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