Tag Archives: pressed flowers

Some thoughts on inspiration

Posted on April 10, 2013 by quilligraphy

My guides for inspiration.   Keep your eyes wide open for inspiration! Look for a beautiful sunset.  Feast your eyes on the perfection of flowers – the perfection of their colors and of their conformation. Did you realize that none … Continue reading →

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How to make Pressed Flower bookmarks

Posted on January 22, 2013 by quilligraphy

  Making pressed flower bookmarks is fun and quite easy.  Above are the basic instructions.  You can make them and take them to a copy center where they can laminate them for you. Figure out how many bookmarks you can … Continue reading →

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Would you like wine with that??

Posted on August 17, 2012 by quilligraphy

When I read how to press grapes (not in the wine press) I just had to try it. This blog gives you some pointers on doing it.  First of all, choose plump healthy grapes – grocery store variety is fine.  … Continue reading →

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The Christmas Card Story

Posted on November 23, 2011 by quilligraphy

As I developed a nice line of note cards, I realized that I had better come up with some CHRISTMAS CARDS.  So I began to do that.  The first Christmas card was not so hard.  I wanted to create a … Continue reading →

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Guara and Gazania Flowers

Posted on October 23, 2010 by quilligraphy

The sky has that wonderful deep blue hue of October.  Most of the season’s pressing is finished. The last things I pressed were actually today when I pressed some guara and some gazania.  Here is some information on both of … Continue reading →

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