Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
its a wrap!
- 4 April 2011
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I used a banana leaf to wrap a beautiful stem of Cymbidium orchids instead of Tissue paper or Cellophane. I used lily grass as ribbon.
For another example of banana leaves being used to wrap flowers look at my “ice cream cone” Happy Easter design
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For this tutorial I focus on a simple weave pattern that does not require you to soften or prepare the leaves to be more durable or flexible. This is the starting point in...
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Cymbidium, Boat Orchid
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