It’s a snap (and a fun snap) so snap to it

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.

Snap (don’t break) then support the snap with a snap (squeezed open) to craft a straight grass shimmer line

Turn your dragon into a floral design mechanic by gently squeezing the sides of the floret, to open the hinged, lip-like petals and pinch the grass before releasing it to snap shut again.

Adding folded grass "jitters" to a Sunflower

Adding tension to a design with a grass frame and collar.

Bending blades of grass to shadow over a design

Curve fountain grass... a bit... or a lot... and how to choose grass that is straight for more height

Curving long and elegantly sweeping purple fountain grass

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.

Foliage Pleat Garland

Folding a garland from strips of a Aspidistra leaf

Adjustable nested grass Wood Wide Web shelter for tiny snow drops

Craft a grass shelter with hollow grass that can be retracted and extended to adjust the length in height where needed.

Weaving a Straight Edged Strip

A beautiful woven strip that is quite easy to make

Heap tufts of quaking grass bracts to dance in the slightest summer breeze

A delicate stack of light and airy grass around gorgeous lilies.

No Mow May Scattered Grass and Erigeron Meadow design

Tape a grid to create a barely there scattered grass display for a cooling summer display.

Hovering golden wheat Ghost Ship armature

Using dry and fresh floral material in one design without the dry becoming soggy and the fresh drying out.

Stack miniature roses on to stacked grass snippets

Tea cup roses have the tiniest of stems and can easily be supported by grass snippets stacked into a armature.

Scattered dried grass with raindrop crystals

Craft a light and airy grass halo to suspend tiny drop crystals around gorgeous roses.

Tap in support for horizontal placement of your top heavy flowers

Placing gladiolus stems horizontally so that the stems... disappear.

Reed Cradle Armature

Glue reeds on a wire frame to create a dimensional armature to suspend orchids in

Coiled Grass Armature

Connect grass covered wire rings with short reed sections to create a natural looking Floral Art armature

Grass Spiral Snail

Fold a foliage snail

Ripped Grass Frame

Create a sheltered or veiled design by framing the outer edge of your armature (in this case thick cardboard) with long strands of grass

Loop-over grass veil for a cool summer design

A cool and minimal floral design for summer.

Where to cut Gladiolus spikes shorter

Gladiolus stems can be cut into sections so that it appears natural and well groomed.

Sliced Grassy Cabbage

Slicing a cabbage to create an armature for a vegetable design.

Lightly sprinkled foliage frog

Light as air ripped foliage flower frog

Palm twirl with a hidden double knot grid support that hold even heavier flowers in place

Knot horizontal palm fronts in place to create a support for heavy flowers.

Scattered grass armature

An grass armature that looks scattered but is actually very secure

Standing a water tube at an angle in lumber

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

Knot some knots to elevate a traditional knotted butterfly to slip into a messy grass sheath frame

Combine two sheaths of grass into a wreath. The perfect habitat for the very rare... "LooksJustLikeASquiggle" species of butterfly

Jitters!

Zig-zag grass details add a bit of tension to the design

About a line

Skewer and line up leaves to create an armature

Nuts and Bolts of Floral Art Mechanics

My design entered for evaluation at the Floral Trends Design Group meeting in South Africa

Subject: A Formal Complaint Regarding the Distinct Lack of Snowflakiness

Fold and combine two hollow grasses for an adjustable shelter to frame the daintiest of flowers.

How to stack a heap of little by little

Stack the most delicate blades of grass to dance in the slightest summer breeze.

Notice That?/!

Light and airy... like a wonderful breeze on a hot summer day grass and erigeron display.

Ship Shape

The dry wheat stems are suspended from the outside of the container so that they remain dry and the flower stems can gently rest inside to remain hydrated.

Pour

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

Counting Raindrops

Grass crisscross that makes you want to lean in closer to count the late summer raindrops around these gorgeous roses.

On to something here

Stack snippets of grass to keep your miniature roses upright in a minimal display.

Look at me… doing math!

Adding our own "bit" to our floral design work.

Make the design

Weave a reed cradle to suspend orchids from

With a thankful twist in the middle

Fold and thread an autumn leaf armature for a thankful Thanksgiving design

Snail Away

Spiral roll a snail to add to this sunny design

Almost... all over!

Loop a grass veil over a lily stem to create a minimalist summer design.

Mr. Stalk, the Seriously Terrifying Scarecrow, on his Day Off

An easy going design of ripped grass and calla lilies. But look a bit closer. See if you can find Mr. Stalk relaxing somewhere between the blades of grass.

Hi-Lo

Perfect stems, perfect flowers. Needs nothing more.

Just Right! Floral Art demonstration: Own It!

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

Half the Fun

Cut a cabbage to create a design platform

Easy does it

Rip foliage to sprinkle as a light as air flower frog

Scattered

Scatter some dried grass to make a floral armature

If

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

You can feel it in the air

Delicate, light as air butterflies (designed to look like line drawings) float above a grass sheath-wreath for a nearly autumn display.