Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Happy Easter!
- 21 April 2011
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Its Spring here in Vancouver and we are all taking a break this long Easter Weekend
Happy Easter and Enjoy the Long Weekend! The posy is made up of spring blossoms, Gypsophilas, Alstroemeria and Cymbidium orchids. Bind the stems and wrap in a "cone" made of a banana leaf.
For another example of how I use a Banana Leaf to wrap flowers (instead of tissue paper or cellophane) look at my It’s a wrap design
Insert a floret with a weak or short stem into a hand tied or posy arrangement
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Tutorials
Include a single floret (such as an orchid) or bundle a few weaker stems (such as lily of the valley) into an arrangement or hand tie by wiring a test tube to a stick.
Favourite Flowers
Cymbidium, Boat Orchid
Baby’s breath, soap wort, Gyp, Gypsophila
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