Snap, crackle, pop!

Summon your inner artisan and have a go at this fun project from Georgie Malyon that involves arranging dried flowers and painting a vase using a clever antiquing technique.

PHOTOGRAPHY REUBEN LOOI

Create pots of gold (and brown) This project is a perfect mindful activity for a winter’s day. As well as selecting and arranging flora, you can get out your paintbrushes and have fun experimenting with colour when you decorate the vases. For this project I’ve embraced a romantic 1970s bohemian vibe that harks back to that era’s love of pottery, velvet and dried flowers – all in a blur of burgundy, mustard, brown and terracotta. Use preserved dried flowers and foliage if you want a semi-permanent display. They’re available from many florists, and there’s a wonderful range of colours and textures to tickle your floral fancy. Colours that harmonise When using repetition in an arrangement, as I have here with three vases, colour is key to achieving a consistent look and mood. Choose…

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Haven (Digital) - 1 Issue, July 2022

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