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Slip a twig over the side of a container to keep an elegant flower stem upright

Break the sturdy twig on the scribe line.

Cut a few willow twigs to split to create legs for the armature

Hana-Kubari is an Ikebana flower mechanic. Only natural materials such as pebbles, sticks and branches can be seen to support the flowers. Traditionally no twine or wire, nails,...

Split bamboo stems to create a water source for dancing orchids

Splitting the chopsticks or a wooden branch, such as a willow twig creates a natural (and glue-less!) clamp.

Split a twig to create a t connection to hover a twig over the design

Sweet pea

Glue a bit of grass snippets to suspend over the design

Some designs really do just make themselves. I received this tiny vase for Christmas from Marius (thank you, Marius!) and while cleaning out my design room I found this little...

Create a minimal design with a few leaves to keep is all upright.

Stand tulips upright in a shallow container with a suspended twig armature.

An all plant zero waste, levitating, twig (with just a splatter of autumn leaves, a breath of spiderweb and float of roots) Halloween decoration with an eerie bat skeleton made...

Keeping this tulip upright requires less magic and more hot glue skills... but it looks magical never the less.

Adding a few fluttering petals to a design.

Freestanding willow twig armature design

A floral design snapshot of what it looks like when walking down the streets of Vancouver this week.

A twig and stick design with sweet dumpling pumpkins and rosary vine (Ceropegia woodii). I also made a cherry twig and skeleton leaf Stick Insect

Floral Craftsmanship Article in the Canadian Florist Magazine

My third design in my demonstration at the BC Floral Art Society meeting

Thread cane through sticks to make a music inspired armature

Traditional Hana-Kubari flower mechanic

Manipulate fresh willow stems to create a sprouting armature for long tulip stems