How to make a stack of just enough:

Slip a leaf into the gap between two glass containers to keep it upright... and add a plastic lining to support the flowers nestled into it.

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

Bend and weave three wire wreaths to string up as an air plant chandelier

Wrap grass around a flat wire shape to create a delicate bridal basket design

The wire spirals are supported on wire sections pressed into the wax

Cut and stain paperback books to make a pumpkin armature

When suspending items under water it is convenient to add a tiny magnet so that you can reposition it if the water distorts the lines of your design

This is a great, non permanent way to protect surfaces from damage

Flowers naturally float and you will need some kind of sinker to keep them suspended under water.

Create a minimal design by placing a single flower on a platform

Light as air ripped foliage flower frog

Thread leaves through wire

Easy way to fill test tubes and easiest way to remove water from a vase

When you need to keep a tiny stem hydrated this is just what you need. If you can't find a suitable drinking straw... I also have an upgrade: tiny food grade pipe water tubes.

Heat makes the plastic distort creating fantastic shapes

Cymbidium, Boat Orchid

Spanish moss, Florida moss, long moss, or graybeard

Stack a few glass containers and fill each with water to a different level.

Stack bowls to keep your flower stems in place.

Gently curve a shallow area with a leaf to showcase a gorgeous flower with a short stem in a water filled vase

Deceptively simple. A design that relies on you working with not against what is already there.

Position foliage to create a smaller, shallow pond for your floral details to shelter in.

Using that little something that is unusual about your flower to make the design stand out.

A slow but glowing start to the New Year and the new design season

It deserves a bowl all of it's own... right? I am (of course!) talking about these spectacular little sweet peas called King Tut. Not much else is needed. But add a cute little...

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

A perfectly flat leaf to support tiny floral details in the summer heat.

Perfect for summer designing with some space for the vines to continue to grow in your design.

A fragrant spring display... but make it still look like winter

Every designer knows how to stretch their supplies. We use and re-use our dried plant material until our fellow designers feel like hiding it from us. I formed such an...

Macrame inspired handing seahorse vases

Suspend a wire chandelier design to twirl

Skewer some Eucalyptus to suspend between the orchids

My article and Bridal basket design featured in DIY Weddings Magazine

Twirl a few willow twigs to create a balanced armature to display orchids

Wire spirals twisted around candles to make small Christmas trees for the Christmas Eve dinner table

Cut and stain old books to create a paperback nook pumpkin armature

Fold a grass fish for an easy going underwater design detail

Add grass "bubbles" that can be repositioned to your design

Freely translated it means Each Moment, Only Once. It is a saying associated with Japanese tea ceremonies.

Place a water tube at an angle in lumber so that the Zantedeschia float just above the base to show off the delicate grass snippets scattered up the stem

Rip foliage to sprinkle as a light as air flower frog

Skewer and line up leaves to create an armature

Glue a twig vase and melt some plastic to create a tumbling design