Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Losing some of that Muchness
- 28 August 2013
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“You're not
the same as you were before," he said.
You were much more...
muchier...
you've lost your muchness.”
Spoken by the Mad Hatter from Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
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Tutorials
I purchase a huge roll of sisal string to use... sometimes as string, but mostly I unravel it for the fibers
When you need to keep a tiny stem hydrated this is just what you need.
Cut the Phalaenopsis orchid with a bit of green stem attached. This will make them last longer.
Favourite Flowers
Phalaenopsis, Moth orchid
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