Bud… bud… bud… they were feeling so… very blue

Dew-Drop Crystals

I created the Tutorial for how I add these crystals to my floral designs 11 years ago! Since then I have tried, tested and searched for the perfect crystals that would go from studio‑table picture perfect to show‑day‑dependable and I always come back to these. They remain the absolute best. They’re inexpensive yet have a refined, high‑quality crystal brilliance; they don’t tarnish and their adhesive backing stays reliably tacky even after they were exposed to water.

Suspended, suspended buds in a zig zag grass thread

Suspend flowers in tight bud to slip over a folded and threaded grass grid

Stretching leaves and foliage into a ringlet curl

Most leaves and foliage can be slightly manipulated to curve or curl.

Using a pin to place tiny dew drop crystals

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

Placing orchids in test tubes

Cut the Phalaenopsis orchid with a bit of green stem attached. This will make them last longer.

Bending blades of grass to shadow over a design

Skewered Eucalyptus leaf line-up armature

Thread leaves through wire

Stack a Stack of Stems to create a sturdy grid Armature... with some height

Stack green lily stems to create an upright mechanic to keep shorter stems in place.

Controlled breaking a thin reed to create a grass spiral armature

Carefully break... but don't snap a reed to create a curved base for a fanned out grass armature.

Foliage Pleat Garland

Folding a garland from strips of a Aspidistra leaf

Stacked Grass Pyramid Armature

Stack snippets of grass on a wire frame to make a floating pyramid armature

Not quite a wreath, not quite a basket armature

Easy to weave design that can hold your prettiest autumn design treasures.

Keep pod shaped flowers in bud for longer

Sometimes you want to keep flowers in tight bud for as long as possible to suit your design

Roll gladiolus leaves into tubes to craft a raft for a toad lily stem

Pin leaf rolls with sharp thorns to craft a natural raft to display tiny stems of unusual flowers cut from your garden.

Frond Support for short stemmed flowers

Create an all natural fern grid to arrange your flowers for a summer display.

Standing flower stems upright In Perlite

I use perlite to root my cuttings... and to support flower stems in an upright position in designs without using floral foam.

About a line

Skewer and line up leaves to create an armature

Pleated Pleasure

Pleats are accordion like folds of equal width in alternating opposite directions in any kind of fabric. I absolutely love the tight buds of Allium and they represent the "pleasure" part of my design

Add up!

Stacking green stems to create an armature for short stemmed flowers.

From here in out

An all natural, zero waste design using only plant material.

Jitters!

Zig-zag grass details add a bit of tension to the design

It all stacks up

Quick and easy: Stack autumn leaves onto a wire for a... tiny table top Christmas tree.

Once Upon A Time

Stack and glue a Grass Pyramid Armature

Center Peace

A visual breather from all the bright and festive designs to come when designing for Autumn.

And that’s when inspiration toad us to hop to it

Banana shaped rolled foliage Toad lily lookout

Spring Row

Viola and chives cleverly dancing upright in a row.