Floral Creations I've Made - Silk, Dried & Paper

I just LOVE creating silk, dried and mixed media paper floral arrangements and LOVE decorating my house with them. Here's a few of my creations.
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How I Created My Large Silk Floral Arrangement
I just love decorating my home with large silk floral arrangements and have made several large arrangements for the various seasons and holidays to decorate the right hand side of my dining room fireplace which is 41" by 48". It's a large area to cover so it requires a large floral arrangement to fill it up. Here's how I made it....
How To Make A Pinecone Wreath - Free How-To By Linda Walsh
Since I had just finished my Linda's Blog post on all the pine cone wreath I had made over twenty years ago I thought you might enjoy a step-by-step "How-to" on how to make one of your own. My instructions on how to make a pine-cone wreath of your own are in my blog post. Just click on the picture to find out how.
Pinecone Baskets - Now That's A Good Idea!
While shopping in the Fall over 20 years ago with hubby we happened to venture into one of those seasonal Christmas decoration shops - just to see what they had. Well, I was immediately drawn to a pine cone basket that was on the floor. It was pine cones in a large basket that was decorated with berries, ribbons, lace, and assorted dried floral. I thought it was really pretty and would make a great Christmas decoration until I looked at the price. Click the picture to see what I did.
20 Years Later and Still As Good As New!
While everyone was out fighting the Black Friday crowds I was in crafting heaven - pleasantly sprucing up the artificial Christmas wreath decorations for the front of our house. And, I have to say, I was actually reveling in the fact that after 20 years my artificial wreaths are still as good as new. I thought to myself, "Now that's a GOOD BUY." Her's why....
Basket Crafts Free E-Patterns and E-Books
While shopping in the Fall over 20 years ago with hubby we happened to venture into one of those seasonal Christmas decoration shops - just to see what they had. Well, I was immediately drawn to a pine cone basket that was on the floor. It was pine cones in a large basket that was decorated with berries, ribbons, lace, and assorted dried floral......
My New Front Door Christmas Hanging Silk Floral Spray Tower
One of the things my sister and I LOVE to do is SHOP. And, when we get together well, shop we do. Shop til we drop that is. Well, on my recent visit to Rock Garden Alpacas my sister made sure to include a day for shopping. Instead of going to the wonderful fabric store we had visited last year this time we were going to a local craft store. My sister had told me I was going to love it as it was like a combination....
How To Make A Pinecone Tree - Free How-To By Linda Walsh
Since I had just finished my Linda's Blog post on the pine cone trees I had made I thought you might enjoy a step-by-step "How-to" on how to make one of your own. If you'd like to read my post entitled "Dried White Pine - It Was A Good Idea - Or Was It?" My instructions on how to make a small pine-cone tree of your own are in my post. Just click on the picture to find out how.
Sometimes Saving A Few Items Is Worth It
I'm sure I'm not the only crafter that gets asked a lot if I want something before a family member or friend of a family member throws anything out that could be used for.....
How To Make A Green Painted Pinecone Basket - Free How-To by Linda Walsh
Since I had just finished my Linda's Blog post on all the pine cone baskets I had made over twenty years ago I thought you might enjoy a step-by-step "How-to" on how to make one of your own. Enjoy my step-by-step how-to.
My Linda's How-Do-I Series? How To Make Small Carnation Silk Floral Topiary Free E-Book
I love working with terra-cotta and creating all sorts of crafts and floral arrangements. I also love topiaries and decided to create a large one and a small one several years ago. I love how they both turned out and thought you might enjoy a few free e-book on how I created my "Small Carnation Silk Floral Topiary" so you could make one of your own.
Sometimes It Pays To Never Throw Anything Away
Sometimes it pays not to throw something away.At least, that's the rule, for a crafter. You just never know what you may need for some future creation. At least, that's what I keep telling myself as I'm running out of craft space.....
My Linda's How-Do-I Series? How To Make A Glass Container Vase Floral Arrangement Free E-Book
You never know when you're going to use something you saved years ago or something someone gave you years ago that they thought you might use for a floral arrangement. Such was the case with a green glass container I had been given so many years ago.I finally decided to use it for a Spring floral arrangement I made a couple of years ago. I thought you might enjoy a few free e-book on how I created my "Glass Container Vase Floral Arrangement" so you could make one of your own.
What Was Once A Beautiful Natural Arrangement Became A Beautiful Silk Floral Arrangement
I've written several Linda's Blog posts over the years about some of the natural floral arrangements that hubby has surprised me with over the years that are always absolutely stunning......
Silk Floral Terra Cotta Flower Arrangements Decoration Free E-Book
There's nothing better than being able to combine several different loves into one creation. Such was the case with my "Silk Floral Terra Cotta Flower Arrangements Decoration." It combines my love of crafting with terra cotta, love of floral arrangements, and love of silk ribbon embroidery flowers. I had so much fun making this I thought you might enjoy a free e-book on how I created my "Silk Floral Terra Cotta Flower Arrangements Decoration" so you could make one of your own.