A Stay Open

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

Glue artificial snow to twigs

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

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

Weave willow stems into a decorative parasol

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...

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...

Weave a sprouting armature

Remove foliage from stems to weave with

Weave a willow birdcage to use as a wedding ring box

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

Set willow tips into a spiral to create a spring design

Weave a delicate nest for a small spring design.

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

Bend and weave a nest shape from fresh willow stems

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

A wide gap nearly basket for nearly spring

Loosely weave willow tips to create an ethereal crown

Curly Willow, Chinese Willow, Tortured Willow, Globe Willow, Dragon's Claw, Hankow Willow

I grow a lot of what I design with... especially the things that you can not buy... like moss

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

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

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

weave some willow to use as an armature

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

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

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...

Roll and set willow twigs into a spring

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

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

Weave a willow bird nest

Weave willow to create a heart shaped wand design

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...

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