Growing flowers is a joy, but what I always regret is the fleeting time in which one can enjoy them. A fresh bouquet remains beautiful for a fortnight at most. And I always think it is a shame to throw them away. That is why I thought it made sense to continue their life by drying them. To this end, I use various methods:

Air Dried

We dry flowers naturally by hanging them upside down in a dark, airy space. This helps preserve their color, shape, and texture without chemicals. Slow drying = lasting beauty 🌿



Pressed Flowers 

ERBARIUM ... This old method is particularly effective with flowers that have delicate petals. For this purpose, I use flower presses or dry them between thick books. Afterwards, we can use them to make beautiful creations, which we frame and send to you.

 

SilicaGel

This technique allows us to optimise colour retention. The flowers are placed in silica gel granules to dry (a kind of sand-like substance). After a few days, depending on the type of flower, they are dry.

 

Herb Dryer

For delicate blooms, we use a herb dryer with low, steady airflow and no heat. This method helps preserve their shape, softness, and natural color gently and evenly 🌸


After the drying process, all this beauty is made into bouquets & flower arrangements, wreaths, framed or processed into decorative materials such as our soy botanic candles and smudge sticks ...

HOW DOES IT WORK ? 

01. PLACE YOUR CUSTOM ORDER

Together (during a meeting in the store or online if it is remote), we design the work. We choose the frame, size, color, glass type, with or without background, design preferences, the style of the flower arrangement (e.g., scattered like a puzzle, in bouquet form, growing from the ground or 'garden', in a specific shape or text, negative, initials, corners, etc.), the graphic design of any text, and other personal wishes. 

For our planning, it is also important to know the date of your event, so that we can properly schedule the drying of your bouquet and see if we are available during that period.

You can change your design style until the start of the design process right after the drying. If needed the quote can be adapted. 

You can also add some paper goods, als wedding paper goods, photo's so we can include it in your frame. We advise to send it separately. 


02. BRING THE BLOOMS TO SLOW LIVING IN UMBRIA

Depending on where your wedding is taking place, there are different options. If I am providing the flowers for your event, such as a wedding, I can pick them up if it is near Todi. Alternatively, you can bring the flowers to the shop yourself (Via Mazzini 28 Todi - on appointment). Or you can send them to us yourself according to the instructions in the attachment. It is important that the flowers are as fresh as possible. No later than 5 days after the event.

We advise you to take an extra insurance with your shipping company to cover the replacement costs of the flowers that don't make it through shipment. 

We only admit shipping of the blooms from foreign countries other than Italy which are located in de EU and that the shipping company can provide the flowers within the 5 days in a good condition

03. DRYING PROCESS

The whole process van take anywhere between 12-18 week, from the time we recieve your bouquet to time we are shipping out the finished piece 

We start with the drying process. We keep you informed about it. You can often follow this on my social media accounts. We take a photo upon arrival and throughout the process and in between. 

During this period I ensure to press as soon as possible your flowers. Afterwards control is required until all the flowers and petals are well dried and pressed. During this proces we can lose some flowers due to mold or loss of color (browning). This is unfortunately inevitable. 

04. DESIGN PROCESS

Then the magic starts ! This is the part I like the most ! Depending on you request this can take a few days or more...  

At the end we send you a last picture for approval. We can eventually discuss adjustments and preferences. 

05. ENJOY YOUR PIECE OF MEMORY

Depending on where you're located, you can come and pick it up or we can ship it. We can ship Internationally (also out of the EU). 

Tips for afterwards : The color will change overtime and it's a normal process. The blooms ages with you ! Each bloom reacts differently. For cleaning the frame you simply use a humid cloth as you would clean another frame.