A Stay Open

A secret and so pretty stay open support for a growing willow birdcage

Grow your own willow birdcage in a small pot to display Spring flowers in.

Adding snow to twigs

Glue artificial snow to twigs

Using a pin to place tiny dew drop crystals

It's sometimes difficult to place a tiny crystal or bead exactly where you want it.

Willow and Vine tiny stem Gathering Basket

Tiny stems are often also delicate stems... place your cut flowers directly in a small glass of water. A perfect fit for this basket.

Willow Parasol

Weave willow stems into a decorative parasol

Weaving a twig wreath

For my design I wanted the wreath to look wind blown so I added a few loosely woven twigs into the weave. I also wanted to emphasize the autumn colours so I added a twirling copper wire into the weave

Manipulating stems: Snapping at an angle, Bending, Spiraling, Curling and Straightening

Most stems, twigs and even sturdier branches can be bend into shapes. It takes practice and more than a bit of patience. The main idea is to slowly manipulate the branch without breaking it.

Well Rooted Sprouting Willow Weave

Weave a sprouting armature

Stripping foliage from weaving stems

Remove foliage from stems to weave with

Willow birdcage

Weave a willow birdcage to use as a wedding ring box

Mossy “Moss” Pebble… in the snow

Hollow out a faux moss pebble to add... a pebble of moss covered in snowflakes.

Willow Spring

Set willow tips into a spiral to create a spring design

Clematis Vine Swing

Weave a delicate nest for a small spring design.

Weaving Willow spheres

I build up the spheres by weaving willow wreaths and then use those to shape the ball

Hanging Willow Nest

Bend and weave a nest shape from fresh willow stems

Willow Heart Wand

Willow Paddle

Weave willow between the fork in a twig to create a paddle like armature

Craft a Spring basket from a wreath

A wide gap nearly basket for nearly spring

Willow flower crown

Loosely weave willow tips to create an ethereal crown

Willow nest roll that continues to grow for a Spring display

This design is meant to be long lasting and ever changing... make now and enjoy all the way to Easter and beyond

Coiled Spring and Wreath flower frog

Wind vines into an all natural armature to display your first of many... perfect... Spring flowers.

Short Cut

A tiny carry basket to gather the shortest stems from your cutting garden... with a place for water and your cutters.

Creative Expectations

My article and a floral parasol design featured in DIY Weddings Magazine

In a State of Flow

weave some willow to use as an armature

Old, new trends

My article and willow birdcage design for wedding rings featured in DIY Weddings Magazine.

Oh So Me

Snip and grow willow to create a Spring new growth support for your tall flower stems.

Snow Glitters and Mossy Glimmers

A glimmer is the opposite of a trigger... a little uplift. For this design I am lifting up my happiness by starting a tiny mossarium... but enjoying it as a design while it is in quarantine.

How to make an early Spring

Roll and set willow twigs into a spring

Swing Vine

Weave a delicate vine swing to nestle a small vase with spring flowers in

Three Drops of Floral Chocolate

The design drips down in three tiers each celebrating life, love and connection.

Practice

Weave a willow bird nest

Love Spell

Weave willow to create a heart shaped wand design

When the pretty eyeballs you back!

Barely there skeleton blossoms with Eucalyptus eyes for my Halloween design... Oh! and a Willow Paddle, which probably should have been the main Tutorial... but... well...

Bring some Spring

Just like the weather is only hinting at spring, so is this design only hinting at being a basket

Spring Roll

oh yes... Spring is definitely rolling in with some fresh growth on the willow just to prove it!

springy, Spring, spring

Gorgeous Aquilegia vulgaris spring flower... with it's own springy thing!

Salix matsudana "Tortuosa"

I wove three willow spheres for my Floral Art design Three Drops of floral chocolate.