If you frame it that way…

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.

Blossom Twig Heart Frame… with a twist in the middle

Curve and tie a blossoming twig into a heart... that can suspend a heavy flower head.

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.

Manipulating stems: Snapping at an angle, Bending, Spiraling, Curling and Straightening

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 breaking it.

Weaving a twig wreath

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 copper wire into the weave

Bark covered heart

Cover cardboard with bark to create a heart shaped log

Moss Heart

Biodegradable copper mesh makes the perfect shape to fill with moss to grow tiny stem plants

Hanging knotted foliage hearts from Quince blossom branches

Add a bit of love to your blossom branches with hanging heart knots.

Braid a Celtic heart knot

Braid or knot a traditional Celtic heart with foliage

Wire two Equisetum shoots into a heart

A wire in the hollow cavity inside a shoot of equisetum makes it easy to manipulate into a heart

Love Bug

Heart shaped rosery vine and pine love bug

A Sprouting Spring Twig Heart

Carefully glue a twig armature to display the mini-miniature Darling orchids

Stacked Table-Top Twig Heart

Stack and glue moss covered twigs into a heart shape

Willow Heart Wand

On a line pavé inspired floral design for a cooling water summer display

Use the reflection of the water to fill in your mosaic tile to create a summer pavé tile.

Pin pegs for barely there suspended floral details

Glue clear notice board pins onto the side of a container to keep your floral details suspended in the water.

Sparkle web for a wreath display

Weave fishing line over a wreath to create a sparkling grid to stick dew drop crystals to.

A grass frog that falls into a heart

A small wineglass overflowing with love... and tiny Arctic Bell daffodils.

A dogwood frog with tiny dew drop crystal rafts that won't get lost in the twigs

Bring in a few dogwood twigs to force for some hopeful signs of spring.

Willow nest roll that continues to grow for a Spring display

This design is meant to be long lasting and ever changing... make now and enjoy all the way to Easter and beyond

Have your heart set on it armature for Valentines Day

A prepare ahead armature design that relies on the strength of a heart shape.

Craft a birch bark bud vase topper for a openhearted Valentine's display

Craft a keepsake heart on top of a vase to display special flowers.

Grasshopper Blossom branches

Just for fun add a few pollinators to your Spring blossom design

Blossom craving solutions: Forcing and Coaxing and crafting flowering branches

Early spring floral styling with some magic

Be My Twig-Heart

Glue an upright twig heart for a freestanding Valentine's display

A quirky kind of Love

Retail florists and wholesalers are already designing, ordering and preparing their product range for Valentine's Day. This is my article that I wrote for the December 2012 Valentine's Day Design Issue of Canadian Florist Magazine

Grow Love

Love grows!

Magnetic Fields Forever

The heart shape of my corsage is woven from shaved wood and then decorated with green strawberries. I used corsage magnets to place the corsage on the lapel of a jacket

Hang on, love

A hanging heart design to celebrate love this Valentine's Day.

Two Are

Equisetum Valentine's hearts

It could hold

A fragile looking heart made from twigs that can hold a lot of orchids

The sound of a kiss

Stack and glue twigs into a table top heart

Love Spell

Weave willow to create a heart shaped wand design

In a State of Flow

weave some willow to use as an armature

Chain of Thought

Knot small stems into decorative chain garlands

Loud the Clear

Add interest and dynamic dimension to a Pavé Design without resorting to using floral foam.

Sparkle on tiny dew drop crystals!

Clear sparkling water for a cooling summer display... without any visual distractions.

Besprinkle Birthday besparkle!

A reflection back into my sparkliest design ideas as we celebrate my book's birthday!

For the love of those little gasps of unexpected wonder

let grass fall into a light hearted frog for Valentine's Day flowers

Ifs and buds

Bring a few dogwood cuttings inside to enjoy the buds.

Spring Roll

oh yes... Spring is definitely rolling in with some fresh growth on the willow just to prove it!

A tendril Valentine connection

A delicate... but robust armature framing a heart space.

Spoiler Alert: It’s You

A birch bark heart for Valentine's Day

Drops do that!

Collecting drops of autumn that makes me smile back.

Hop… Lots!

Beautiful blossoms don’t NEED much to make it into a lovely design. But the start of Spring might just inspire you to add a bit much… just because it makes you happy.

And now we wait

A bit of flower magic to get a few early blossoms to enjoy inside.

Anthurium

The Floral Trends Design Group Old and New Demonstration