Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Apples and Orchids
- 28 May 2011
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This is a wired bridal bouquet.
Wired Apples and green Cymbidium Orchids
As you can imagine it is a relatively weighty design and balance is incredibly important. Start by assembling the apples to create almost an armature for the orchids to nestle into.
Each apple is wired to craft stems that can bend and twist into place. Once the design feels comfortable to hold and the fruit is secure you can wire in the orchids.
I placed the orchids in small test tubes as a water supply and then I wire each test tube to have a stem to secure into the design
Note:
The Ethylene gas that fruit and vegetables emits cause flowers to wilt quicker. Do not store fruit and vegetables close to flowers. Dipping fruit in a thin layer of wax can help prevent this. It is also important to seal the wound made when attaching a wire to the fruit.
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