The smudge stick, as well as incense and the holy pole, has a purifying function, on environments, on people, on objects. A very useful ritual for purifying the environment in which we live is to light a smudge stick in the room every morning, make it fumigate properly and then open all the windows in […]
For me, the hot bath in the bathtub is one of those sacred and inevitable rituals, when I need to take care and time for myself, when I want to abandon thoughts and free my mind. Inserting bath salts is a gesture that I often do, because it helps to deflate and lighten and if […]
This time we try to make handmade place cards for the Easter table: they will be made with a modeling dough that is really easy to make, we will give it an egg shape and we will decorate them with dried flowers. Making a table unique is not so difficult, just a little attention, an […]
- Fresh flowers
- 2 sheets of parchment paper
- wooden board / chopping board
- iron (steam off mode, removed the water from the inside, medium temperature)
Method:
Use the wooden cutting board as a support surface.
Put the first sheet of parchment paper on the cutting board, place the flower on it, arranging it for how we want it to dry and press the second sheet of parchment paper on it.
With a firm hand and without moving, we press the flower by pressing the iron at medium temperature over the sheet of paper with the flower underneath at 60-second intervals, until it is completely pressed and dried. We can turn the sheets from time to time and then press the flower on both sides.
We will be able to use the pressed flowers for different decorations, for example by gluing them on a card and making a personalized greeting card.
An easy Valentine’s Day “do it yourself”, to write an original and beautiful message that remains or to create placeholders. Materials: ♥ 500 g DAS moldable paste white color; ♥ Heart-shaped cookie mold; ♥ Stencils with the letters of the alphabet or alternatively toothpicks to write; ♥ Brush and acrylic paint – optional. Method: […]
Today I was a guest of Bel tempo si spera program on TV2000. A bit of pre-live excitement, but in the end I had super fun! The topic of the episode was the lavender-themed wedding, I created the bouquet and the floral crown for the bride, mixing flowers with different textures and characteristics for a wild but […]
A very simple DIY to make glittered Christmas stars suitable for multiple uses: as a placeholder for Christmas dinner, as a close package for gifts, or even to hang on the tree for a personalized decoration. Materials: ♥ 1 package 500 g of modeling paste ♥ rolling pin ♥ 1 wooden skewer ♥ 1 star-shaped […]
I always stored my ribbons in transparent boxes in which I catalog all materials in my lab. Anytime I’ve been looking for the one I needed (I have many) it was not exactly easy to find it, so I thought of a solution that would allow me to have them always at hand, and all visible so […]
It’s quite difficult to get completely non-toxic candles in the shops, but the soy wax allows us to create them with our hands without too much difficulty. When soy wax is dry its color is naturally beautiful and warm, soft, but if you want you can add natural pigments customizing even more the candles you are going to […]
Today we see how to prepare an autumn centerpieces perfect for Halloween, starting from the element symbol of this season: my beloved pumpkin. It takes very few elements to create something nice and original that can amaze guests. In this case I painted pumpkin with a chalk paint with a completely matt effect that I […]
With table settings we can really indulge and now that summer is coming inspiration to sunny destinations and rich colors is inevitable. In collaboration with Dalani that created 4 styles for the summer table 2016 which draw inspiration you can see here, now let’s see how to set a table in Marrakech style with my advices, […]
Bunnies, tulips, daisies and handmade nests… My Easter was so. For the preparation of Easter brunch at the restaurant Molo 10 in Rome, I enjoyed coming back baby, imagine green lawns covered with scattered fluffy white bunnies and eggs. My story begins at the entrance, where to welcome were hazel twigs from which hung glass eggs next […]
Wooow! I enjoyed so much decorate these eggs! They can become an original centerpiece for Easter decorations, one could also be eaten. Here’s the tutorial: GLITTERED EGGS Materials ♥ eggs (real or plastic / wood) of any color (use fake eggs for long period lasting) ♥ glue ♥ colored glitter ♥ brush Insert in different bowls (quite […]
I found this frame thrown on my house’s street and I couldn’t help but imagine it painted new, so I took it and told me that sooner or later I would have put my hands on it. Lately I bought prints with flowers in London and what better opportunity to resume the old framework and adapt it in […]
I love so much the Christmas period, all problems seem smaller and people are more willing to smile. No matter if you celebrate the religious festival or not, this month we all believe in something, and this concentration of energy is transformed into pure magic that spreads everywhere. This year I did different types of […]
Christmas is coming and I’m already starting to program the gifts part I love most: packages. The real cure is seen by the package, then try to find the time to customize your wrappers with a detail that represent you, specifically designed for the person receiving the gift. Today I share with you this tutorial easy […]
I love breakfast in bed, the best resting place, where you dare to dream and where we feel protected. The right slowness to start the day: open your eyes, smell something sweet and understand that you should not rush out of bed to start the day, but take the right time to activate the body and […]
If you have a lot of glass jars and you don’t know how to use them , this is a perfect way to enjoy with decoupage to give a new life to the jars and possibly a nice gift. Materials 1 glass jar 2 pages of an old book 1 candle with aluminum base […]
I don’t know about you but for me breakfast is the most beautiful and important meal of the day. It all depends on how we approach the beginning of a new day, if we decide to be happy it will be more likely that life will smile to us, if we leave unhappy and struggling […]
Halloween is approaching, here in Italy not all of us celebrate it but in America I know you’re doing the countdown from the beginning of the month. I like the holidays because they allow me to be with who I want and make me dream a little putting a stop to the daily grind, and every time I […]
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