At Play

Combining dried and fresh floral details for a easy breezy summer design.

Break the sturdy twig on the scribe line.

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

Multiple tiny twigs create a flower frog to keep the delicate buds and leaves in the exact spot you want.

Stack and wire a twig mushroom armature

Wire a small twig gift-box for Christmas presents

Glue a few twigs to display Autumn flowers and foliage on

An easy way to create a neat curve in a very short time

Line up stems to create a base for the heavy Hanging Heliconia stems

A slim basket design made from twigs

Loop and tie a few stacked twigs to create an enclosed floral armature

Granadilla, passionflower, passion vines

Lisianthus, Texan Poppy, Texas Bluebell, Tulip Gentian, Prairie Gentian

Viola and chives cleverly dancing upright in a row.

Standing your delicate flower stems in a fern frond.

A birch bark basket... perfect for some new Spring floral details.

Ideal design for those flowers that needs a deep soak to remain hydrated.

Twig waterfall creates the boundary between the "under" and the "over" of the design. Tutorial: How to cover test tubes with Rainbow Oasis

Stack and wire twigs to create a twig mushroom with attitude for summer

This was my last two designs for my It's High Time for Tea Floral Craft and Art Demonstration at The Capilano Flower Arranging Club meeting

Wire a Tiny Twig Treasure Trunk for small Christmas gifts

Retail florists and wholesalers are already designing, ordering and preparing their product range for Mother's Day. This is my article that I wrote for the Mother's Day Design...

Build a twig porcupine armature for fall flowers

Glue a few sticks to create a hollowed out crescent armature

A cut stem flower frog for the heavy Hanging Heliconia flowers

My Twig Bridal Basket design and Tutorial featured in the Extraordinary Wedding Flowers issue of the New Zealand Floral Design Magazine

Tie a twig armature enclosure for fresh flowers

Tie twigs to shape a hanging armature

A creative design that has some height to it without blocking the view. This can easily be scaled up or down to match the environment you want to display it in.