Journal Entries
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Everlasting Wildflower Bouquets | In Four Seasonal Styles
Meet the dried flower bouquets that started it all, the creations that are the heart of my online store and most-loved by you – my bestselling Everlasting Wildflower Bouquets. WHAT...
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Discover the Best Dried Flowers Australia has to Offer
If you are struggling to find high quality dried flowers, I’m here to tell you a little secret… The best dried flowers - will always be made - with the...
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Festive Styling with Dried Flowers and Candlelight
The festive season in Australia is still something that I’m getting used to, even after 15 years of living here… I have always believed that the way we decorate our...
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How to Dry Flowers at Home... Naturally!
Create your own beautiful dried flowers that will keep their colour and last… I don’t think that there is anything more stunning than a collection of naturally dried flowers. They...
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Everlasting Wreath Making Kit | DIY Instructions
How to make your own beautiful dried flower wreath at home… A wreath is a loving symbol of warmth and welcome, an adornment that celebrates the beauty of the natural world,...
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The Dark Side of Dried | Chemically Preserved Flowers
When people ask me about AMBLE & TWINE, and when I explain that I work with dried flowers, I am always very, very careful with this explanation… real dried flowers,...
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Falling in Love with {Growing} Australian Native Daisies
And Why you May Want to Consider Growing Them in Your Garden... Native paper daisies are part of the Asteraceae plant family, the second most abundant plant group in Australia. ...
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Reviews | Kind Words & Testimonials
I love hearing from happy customers. Here are some of the kind words that I have received in my inbox this past year. If you have received an order from...
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Top Tips for Creating Perfectly Pressed Flowers
When I think about flower pressing, the first thing that comes to mind are special memories from my childhood. I think about being very little and collecting pretty maple leaves...
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The Most Beautiful Edible Flower Cookies | A Recipe
Join me in making these delectable little treats for the holidays, with edible flowers from your own garden. This is a pantry recipe and you are likely to have most,...
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Wattle Season | How to Dry and Create with Australian Acacias
Discover how to dry wattle flowers successfully at home... In the middle of winter something magical starts to happen in Australia. The days are chilly and crisp when the colour of...
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How to Make a Flower Garland
What do you do with extra flower heads or seed pods that you have laying around? You make a gorgeous flower garland! This is such a fun craft that everybody...
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How a Gardening Australia Episode Changed my Life
Hello and welcome... thank you if you have been following my posts about gardening and mental health – it is a topic that I am very passionate about... and so...
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Gardening for Mental Health
It has only taken a very short break from the garden for me to realise that I have been missing a lot more than the garden itself. I am absolutely...
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Wild Leek & Potato Soup | A Recipe
Truly wild flowers… I plucked these edible beauties along my evening bushwalk yesterday in a moist, shady area beneath some wattles and gum trees. They are wild onions, also known...
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How to Wire Strawflowers
Get the most out of your strawflowers by cutting fresh stems and wiring little stems/flower heads as well. Wired strawflowers will last forever in a vase, and never droop, and...
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Welcome to AMBLE & TWINE
I know, it took me forever, but I hope you think that it was worth the wait. I want this space to be special. Somewhere you know you can visit...