Love Spell

Willow Heart Wand

Stripping foliage from weaving stems

Remove foliage from stems to weave with

Drinking straw "test tubes"

When you need to keep a tiny stem hydrated this is just what you need.

Butterfly hairclip claws to hold twigs in place while glue dries

Butterfly hair clips are the perfect little claws to help you hold tiny items in place while you wait for glue to dry

Removing Oasis Floral Adhesive glue spills

The finish of every design should be flawless. Make sure there are no bits of glue visible in your design by carefully removing all traces of spills.

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 copper wire into the weave

Manipulating stems: Snapping at an angle, Bending, Spiraling, Curling and Straightening

Most stems, twigs and even sturdier branches can be bend into shapes. It takes practice and more than a bit of patience. The main idea is to slowly manipulate the branch without breaking it.

Curve a handful of grass to twist into place

Use two tiny budvases to display a few blades of grass for autumn.

A wreath bridge to hint at the transition between the wildness of late summer and the autumn haze to come

Arrange a selection of freshly cut cosmos flowers to hint at the autumn to come.

Willow nest roll that continues to grow for a Spring display

This design is meant to be long lasting and ever changing... make now and enjoy all the way to Easter and beyond

Thread your wreaths in a row to show off your "it could (almost) be mistaken for Spring sprouts"

Late winter flowering irises in a wreath armature

Have your heart set on it armature for Valentines Day

A prepare ahead armature design that relies on the strength of a heart shape.

Delicate snow willow twirl around a growing Slipper orchid plant display

Arrange sprouting willow twigs to twirl and frame a beautiful Paphiopedilum (slipper) orchid

A green plaited willow way-over for small flower details

Here it is: the first of my first autumn harvest of willow from my willow coppice I am growing in my balcony garden. It is working spectacularly well!

Coiled Spring and Wreath flower frog

Wind vines into an all natural armature to display your first of many... perfect... Spring flowers.

A secret and so pretty stay open support for a growing willow birdcage

Grow your own willow birdcage in a small pot to display Spring flowers in.

Craft a birch bark bud vase topper for a openhearted Valentine's display

Craft a keepsake heart on top of a vase to display special flowers.

Knot a vine wreath and ripped grass bug net

Simply easy design... with tiny design details to make your summer display unique.

Willow and Vine tiny stem Gathering Basket

Tiny stems are often also delicate stems... place your cut flowers directly in a small glass of water. A perfect fit for this basket.

Blossom Twig Heart Frame… with a twist in the middle

Curve and tie a blossoming twig into a heart... that can suspend a heavy flower head.

Hanging knotted foliage hearts from Quince blossom branches

Add a bit of love to your blossom branches with hanging heart knots.

Float a swirling vine nest in a small vase to help keep your flowers in place

Turn a flower vase into a bud vase by floating a smaller container inside the larger one.

Manipulate Blossoming Twigs To Hang Fluttering Woven Grass Hearts

These peach blossom branches needed only the tiniest bit of help to frame the woven hearts to perfection.

Willow and Rose heart armature

Weave willow stems into a heart shaped armature.

Crafting a stripped bark and sisal armature

Make a free standing armature with three water tubes for fresh flowers.

Wisteria Wreath Vine

Weave tiny vine wreaths on the leave stems of a stripped Wisteria vine

Wisteria Vine Wreath Armature

Create a barely there armature with sturdy end of season vines.

Trailing Ceropegia woodii vines from a Heliconia flower

Set the rosary vines into the natural cavity of the flower head.

Tumbling sun-flakes

Craft radiating sun-flakes from dried petals.

Willow birdcage

Weave a willow birdcage to use as a wedding ring box

Wire two Equisetum shoots into a heart

A wire in the hollow cavity inside a shoot of equisetum makes it easy to manipulate into a heart

Rock Rest for a heavy Protea Flower Head

Create a contrasting base to lift the heavy flower-head to design in

Long lasting flower wand

Create a long lasting wand with Kalachoe.

Acorn fork

Wire and glue a few acorns into the fork of a twig to create an Autumn armature

Willow Paddle

Weave willow between the fork in a twig to create a paddle like armature

Display wreath that hover around a big shiny pumpkin

For this design I wanted my wreath to be light and airy so that it just whips around the solid pumpkin like a breeze.

A little nest for Easter chocolates that naturally hooks over the edge of a container

Weave a tiny nest with a twig hook so that you can hang it in a design

A Sprouting Spring Twig Heart

Carefully glue a twig armature to display the mini-miniature Darling orchids

Hanging Willow Nest

Bend and weave a nest shape from fresh willow stems

Free Standing Twig and Wire Heart Armature

Bend wires and fill in the gabs with Stillingia twigs to make a delicate heart armature

Falls in place

A curve to twirl Autumn floral details through.

Like a hazy serotinal sunset

Capture a hazy late-late summer moment in an abundant floral display.

Spring Roll

oh yes... Spring is definitely rolling in with some fresh growth on the willow just to prove it!

“Ha ha ha weeeeee!"

Beautiful iris wreath kebab to chase away the winter blues

A tendril Valentine connection

A delicate... but robust armature framing a heart space.

Snow to report!

A snowy lady slipper plant displayed to enjoy for as long as possible.

Brewing some inspiration

Autumn harvest willow for a double the pretty plaited flower support

springy, Spring, spring

Gorgeous Aquilegia vulgaris spring flower... with it's own springy thing!

A Stay Open

Grow a willow birdcage... with a bit of a Spring flower support to get it started.

Spoiler Alert: It’s You

A birch bark heart for Valentine's Day

Catch and Release

Ah... yes summer time designing. Anyone else seeing more insects hiding between the petals this year?

Short Cut

A tiny carry basket to gather the shortest stems from your cutting garden... with a place for water and your cutters.

If you frame it that way…

A blossom frame to display the prettiest anthurium of the whole bunch!

Hang on, love

A hanging heart design to celebrate love this Valentine's Day.

My valenVine

An... everything is moving... design. The tulips are growing and the small vine filled vase is bopping around in the water. And if you lean them against each other just right it grows and bobs in place!

Parallel Hang Ups

While waiting for the blossoms to open... why not weave in a touch of Valentine's Day love?

Pick Love

Craft a willow heart to display 12 red roses to celebrate Valentine's Day.

Crafting

The second design I did for my book launch demonstration looking at aspects that influences my effortless style of designing.

Wreath Vine Season!

Weave tiny wreaths on the stems of Wisteria vines

In Summer!

A contemporary cascade of rosary vine and dried petals.

Old, new trends

My article and willow birdcage design for wedding rings featured in DIY Weddings Magazine.

Two Are

Equisetum Valentine's hearts

Rock, don't Roll

Balance the heavy Protea flower head to lean against a rock.

Let some magic find you

My article and floral wand design featured in DIY Weddings Magazine

How do squirrels Cache a tree?

Hoard a few acorns in the fork of a twig to show off a single oncidium orchid.

When the pretty eyeballs you back!

Barely there skeleton blossoms with Eucalyptus eyes for my Halloween design... Oh! and a Willow Paddle, which probably should have been the main Tutorial... but... well...

Whipped up in the autumn breeze

Give a loosely woven wreath legs to stand on to hover lightly around a pumpkin

Well… we did it again!

Blossoms and chocolates for Easter

It could hold

A fragile looking heart made from twigs that can hold a lot of orchids

Practice

Weave a willow bird nest

Be My Twig-Heart

Glue an upright twig heart for a freestanding Valentine's display

Well, I'll be

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

Cymbidium

Cymbidium orchids for my Designing your way to profits article that was featured in the Canadian Florist Magazine

Salix matsudana "Tortuosa"

I wove three willow spheres for my Floral Art design Three Drops of floral chocolate.