Catch and Release

Simply easy design... with tiny design details to make your summer display unique.

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...

Most stems, twigs and even sturdier branches can be bend into shapes. It takes practice and more than a bit of patience. The main idea is to slowly manipulate the branch without...

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

Weave a twig wreath for an easy net basket

Remove foliage from stems to weave with

Create a long lasting wand with Kalachoe.

Weave willow stems into a decorative parasol

Bend and weave a nest shape from fresh willow stems

Loosely weave willow tips to create an ethereal crown

Weave a tiny nest with a twig hook so that you can hang it in a design

Weave a thin and delicate rattan basket

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

Weave a delicate nest for a small spring design.

Weave tiny vine wreaths on the leave stems of a stripped Wisteria vine

A wide gap nearly basket for nearly spring

Adding floral material to a wreath design

This is both a decorative and functional design solution. But most importantly, I think, there is absolutely zero waste.

After the last petal drops cut the blossom twigs into snippets to craft a basket with.

Tiny stems are often also delicate stems... place your cut flowers directly in a small glass of water. A perfect fit for this basket.

Baby’s breath, soap wort, Gyp, Gypsophila

Gorgeous Aquilegia vulgaris spring flower... with it's own springy thing!

Create a Butterfly Net to suit your design "personality"

Two fairy tale design details that will capture the imagination of even the youngest members of your wedding party. A tiny bug box to carry your rings in for the ring bearer and...

Weave willow to create a heart shaped wand design

My article and floral wand design featured in DIY Weddings Magazine

My article and a floral parasol design featured in DIY Weddings Magazine

Weave a willow bird nest

My article and Willow Crown design featured in DIY Weddings Magazine

Blossoms and chocolates for Easter

weave a few wreaths to link

Curl a wreath with tendrils to create a twig-pumpkin

Weave a delicate vine swing to nestle a small vase with spring flowers in

Weave tiny wreaths on the stems of Wisteria vines

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

A sustainable, absolutely no waste floral design using willow to suspend your flower head in your arrangement.

An early... ish Spring basket glued from blossom twigs

A tiny carry basket to gather the shortest stems from your cutting garden... with a place for water and your cutters.

Weave a loose basket to display a single flower... or three