Blowing this way and that

Wrap a wire around both ends of a shallow container to keep the twigs in place.

This wired rope is inspired by Monkey vine that you see hanging from trees. It is strong, rough and very tough. Covering the rope with mud will add texture and it also insulate...

Cut fall leaves to create continuous swirls

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...

Snip a dried twig wreath to undo the spirals to hang around a glass container

For this design I wanted my wreath to be light and airy so that it just whips around the solid pumpkin like a breeze.

Create a dimensional wreath by assembling wreath vine to hug around an oblong container.

A wide gap nearly basket for nearly spring

Reshape a vine wreath into smaller wreaths to combine as a pumpkin

Cut a coiled vine wreath into sections to create an delicate armature to frame a few perfect chocolate cosmos flowers

Cut a wreath into sections to glue back together into a beautiful rose petal shape

A wire and twig permanent display basket with tiny water sources for a few fresh flowers that can be replaced as needed.

Every designer knows how to stretch their supplies. We use and re-use our dried plant material until our fellow designers feel like hiding it from us. I formed such an...

Weave a wreath to thread a dome for an Autumn leaf design

Open a vine wreath to create a spiral twig armature around a glass container

Give a loosely woven wreath legs to stand on to hover lightly around a pumpkin

A hint of a wreath table top design for pre-Halloween decorating.

Easter Basket used in the Durbanville Flower Club Easter Parade Demonstration

A floral design snapshot of what it looks like when walking down the streets of Vancouver this week.

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

Curl a wreath with tendrils to create a twig-pumpkin

Have you heard? I have wonderful news this week. Oh! and I also have this pretty grapevine armature shaped like the petals of an open rose to show you. But... Have you heard...

Floral Sushi Dinner, for two

Contemporary Wreath Design demonstration as part of the Durbanville Garden Club's annual Garden Festival, Western Cape, South Africa