Bring in some of the magic of summer rain

A quick craft with quaking grass to turn it into dangling droplets.

Use all three methods to dry hydrangeas to get three very different textures to use in design work.

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

Gently curve ripped foliage over flowers to add a cooling movement to a minimal summer design.

A collar for a vase that you can use throughout the season... simply replace the water and the flowers inside the vase.

A Posy made of Gypsophila flowers can look flat. I use a dried Hydrangea or Agapanthus flower head as a flower frog to puff it out

Glue a delicate hydrangea wreath to float on water

Create a contrasting base to lift the heavy flower-head to design in

Mix Sisal fibers and glue to make a bubble

Hydrangea, when cultivated as a cut flower rather as a plant it is often revered to as Hortensia

A cooling design for early summer days with swinging ripped grass and more than enough water for thirsty hydrangeas.

Autumn bud vase collar made from gladiolus foliage.

The second design I did for my book launch demonstration looking at aspects that influences my effortless style of designing.

Giving my book a super fan make-over.

I designed my posy to be light and feathery but also earthly, like a fresh snowball gathered from a forest floor.

A sisal mat armature for fall twigs flowers and leaves

Snip florets from a hydrangea mop head to float on water

Balance the heavy Protea flower head to lean against a rock.

Cut a cabbage to create a design platform

Glue a sisal bubble for a few delicate flowers to rest in

Glue snippets of grass into a double layer sphere to create a sheltered floral globe.