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In the chilly days of February, tiny Paper Moon Scabiosa seeds were placed into recycled milk jugs and tucked into a sheltered outdoor corner of my farm. My goal was to provide the seeds with enough cold to remind them it was still winter, but give them the opportunity to sprout when they hear the whisper of warmer spring days, still protected from the season's unpredictable temperatures. You can read more about the planting of the seeds…

This spring I decided to send a tiny pressed flower DIY kit to the next 100 people who subscribe to my e-mail list. Why am doing this? Here's why.

I love planting seeds and watching them sprout. I love getting my hands in newly-warm spring soil and planting newborn seedlings. I love nurturing the garden and feeling the excitement the first blooms bring. I love harvesting armfuls of stunning flowers, carrying them to my shop, bunching them and hanging them to dry. I love coming up…

Dried flowers have a quiet kind of beauty. Their colors soften over time, their shapes become delicate, and they bring a small piece of the natural world indoors. One of my favorite ways to use them is in small wreaths. A simple ring of dried flowers can become a piece of wall art, a seasonal decoration, a natural accent ring around a candle, or a handmade gift.

On my small flower farm, I grow and dry all of the blooms that eventually make their way into my craft kits…

The weather here in Missouri for the last few weeks has been that of extremes...after a relatively dry winter, we had torrents of rain. Some nights have been frigid...perfect for seeds that need a blast of cold air to get them ready to sprout...but daytime temperatures have skyrocketed into the low 80's. My winter sown seedlings, tucked into their cozy milk jugs, have apparently received the "go" signal from nature's mysterious voice, and have all sprouted.  Read about their…

As a little girl, I was a creative sort. While some children incessantly ask "Why?", I was instead asking, "Mom, what can I MAKE?" By third grade I was sewing clothes, by high school I added painting to my crafting repertoire. My college dorm walls were covered with my paintings and my desk provided a spot for my sewing machine right along with my textbooks. As a young bride (in a handmade wedding gown, of course!) and career woman, I had my own home that was my new canvas for…

It's a question I have been asked many times..."That dried flower bouquet is so pretty...but what do I do with it?" Most of us have long been accustomed to impulse-buying a cute bouquet of flowers from the grocery store, or even gathering some pretty stems from the backyard, putting them in water, and enjoying them until they die. Wash, rinse, repeat.

As dried flowers are now surging in popularity, many of us have had little exposure to them. Or, for those of us "born…