A spongy home for this octopus orchid

Sponge mechanic for a tiny flower stem

Soak a small sponge to create a water source for a small focal flower.

Placing orchids in test tubes

Cut the Phalaenopsis orchid with a bit of green stem attached. This will make them last longer.

Pebbles

Cut and smooth pebbles out of Rainbow Oasis

Floral Fridge magnet in a nutshell

Tuck one half of a corsage magnet in a nutshell before designing to create a floral fridge magnet

Nestled grass pebble

Weave a grass pebble for flowers to nestle in

Up-cycle Styrofoam packaging to create a low pave design

Polystyrene or Styrofoam makers ideal shapes to pin or glue plant material to.

Stacked Grass Pyramid Armature

Stack snippets of grass on a wire frame to make a floating pyramid armature

Fold a Grass Disk

Fold and wrap blades of grass around a disk to create a natural armature

A Rock by any other Name...

It's not really what we call things that matter but what they are made of- in this design, it's made of all three types of Oasis and wool.

Touchstone

A Touchstone is something or even someone that you can rely on to evaluate the strength or worth of an idea or concept.

One Singular Sensation

Three Lilies plaited to create a sensational, singular flower "growing" out of a Equisetum dome filled with Rainbow Oasis pebbles.

Winter formal

The elongated heart shape Echeveria waist corsage is meant to be worn low around the hip as a trailing ribbon clasp.

All in the same boat

In a nutshell

Sunday April 22 is Earth day and a tiny floral fridge magnet is a wonderful reminder of just how beautiful our planet is.

Skipping stone

Weave a grass pebble for the orchid to nestle in.

Designing a Feeling

The emotions your designs inspire give real meaning to your work. My article in the Canadian Florist Magazine

Once Upon A Time

Stack and glue a Grass Pyramid Armature

Pointing In

wrap and glue a ring armature to create a decorative wreath

Prosthechea cochleata

Detail of my A spongy home for this octopus orchid design