Preservation
The flowers from that day, kept.
A varmala dries and crumbles within a fortnight. Preserved and set in resin, it stays as it was — the same flowers, on a wall instead of in a drawer, with your initials at the centre if you want them there.
How it works
- 01
Tell her what you have
A varmala, a bouquet, petals kept from a day that mattered. Send a photograph of them and say roughly when they are from.
- 02
Send the flowers
They travel better than you would think, and they do not need to be perfect. Dried and pressed flowers keep their shape; fresh ones are dried first.
- 03
Decide the form together
A framed hoop, a plaque with your names and the date, a set of pieces to keep and to give. She will tell you honestly what your flowers suit.
- 04
She makes it, once
There is no second attempt with your flowers, so this is not quick work. Expect it to take time, and expect to be told when it is ready.
Also made
Names, a date, and the flowers between them
A plaque carrying two names and the date, set among the flowers from the day itself, with a photograph at its centre. Anniversaries, weddings, or a gift to the couple from everyone else.
Both of the pieces on this page were made for people she worked with, who came and asked. She has never advertised this work until now.
Before you send anything
This is the one thing she makes that cannot be made twice. Your flowers are the only ones there are, so she will tell you plainly if they are too far gone, or if what you have in mind will not hold. It is better to hear that before you post them than after.
Send her a photograph first