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Suspend flowers over a water filled container by weaving a natural grid.

Cutting carnations to condition

Glue short sections of rosary vine into the natural gaps in the Monstera deliciosa leaf

For this tutorial I focus on a simple weave pattern that does not require you to soften or prepare the leaves to be more durable or flexible. This is the starting point in...

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

Connect twigs with puddles of artificial snow to craft a winter armature for your flowers.

Cut a slight veil to frame your flowers with

... with the help of an old staple technique.

Capture Spring for just a little bit longer by sticking blossoms down, in place.

Rosary vine, Chain of Hearts, Collar of hearts and String of hearts

Pink, Carnation, Clove Pink, Chinese Pink

Adding just a little something to a bud vase design to connect them... and make it special.

Sweet spring design to hold some buds

Weave a web of jasmine vine to support orchid stems

An easy to weave natural grid for summer floral arrangements.

Half moon frosted glass chip edge for a winter themed design.

Easy does it design that hints at but is not yet as intensive as the fun basket weaving and crafting that comes with Spring designing.

Ideal design for those flowers that needs a deep soak to remain hydrated.

A glowing autumn display of vases to scatter around every here and there.

Weave an invisible grid to float the plant material on

Craft snow puddles to keep your flowers upright

Criss-cross corset style connect the gaps in a Monstera deliciosa leaf

Dutch floral designer Pim van den Akker, from Flower Factor invited me to participate in a FloraHolland initiative promoting the versatility of Freesias entitled ...

Use transparencies to create floating devices for the flower material

Turning a stand-by floral technique sticky side out

Create a grid to rest some plant material so that it floats and some with their stems to rest in the water below

Create an armature design outside the vase

Make a clear grid to suspend plant material on

I left the grass to mature so that the tips mirror the sun bleached yellow of the orchids.

Blossom petals drop so quickly! Here's a way to make them last just that little bit longer.