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1 March 2023
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Ish Spring floral basket by Christine de Beer

The prediction is: snow-ish

Early Lime Saxifrage flowers arranged in a twig basket

With a ray of sun… ish

Saxifrage spring flower design to look like blossoms in a twig basket

and an ...ish of wind

A twig basket to make to celebrate Spring a bit early

for when its not all calm...ish.

Get an early start on bringing Spring indoors by using branches to make a basket

you might find an ...ish of frosty blossoms

Sustainable floral design ideas that you can make from what you find in your garden

Or bundle or so of budding twig-iciles

perfectly perfect for the Spring… ish days of March.

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Tutorials

1 March 2023 Glue an early Spring basket from leftover cherry blossom twigs

After the last petal drops cut the blossom twigs into snippets to craft a basket with.

4 January 2011 Drinking straw "test tubes"

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.

8 July 2015 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.

22 May 2012 Bite and snap a sturdy twig

Break the sturdy twig on the scribe line.

1 November 2011 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...

24 May 2017 Chain link wreath weaving

Weave a few small wreaths to connect

27 September 2017 Tendril vine Wreath Pumpkin

Reshape a vine wreath into smaller wreaths to combine as a pumpkin

18 April 2018 Clematis Vine Swing

Weave a delicate nest for a small spring design.

21 March 2018 Craft a Spring basket from a wreath

A wide gap nearly basket for nearly spring

10 September 2014 Twig Bridal Basket

A slim basket design made from twigs

6 January 2012 Mossy Twig handbag

Radiate short twigs in a circle to make a moss and twig handbag

2 March 2021 Catch Blossom Petals in a Pussy Willow tray basket

An easy to assemble yourself harvest basket to carry home and display Spring blossoms.

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