Making Waves

Baby’s Breath Wave Cascade

Easy and quick arrangement to do for summer in a vase... with just enough complexity to make you feel real good about yourself.

Sticky Shooting Star

Glue gypsophila sticks, flowers and dandelion seeds into a star shape

Clips to hang flowers vertically

I designed and printed these clips on a 3D printer as a fast, secure and convenient way to hang water tubes vertically down fishing line.

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

Trailing Ceropegia woodii vines from a Heliconia flower

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

Adjusting the curve in plant material

It is possible to curve or adjust a curve in plant material

Woven lily grass parachute armature

Weave a canopy or parachute shaped armature in a way that you can place the stems in two vases to keep it hydrated.

Stripping foliage from weaving stems

Remove foliage from stems to weave with

Twig snippet vase armature

Glue twig snippets to closely follow the shape of a glass vase

Fluffy Washi Caterpillar Armature

Well Rooted Sprouting Willow Weave

Weave a sprouting armature

Driftwood precariously perched on the edge of a pebble

Wire and glue the driftwood at an angle to balance on a pebble

Intimate Dinner For Two- Table Setting Competition Class

Floral Sushi Dinner, for two

Wish Upon a Dandelion Star

A sticky shooting star made with gypsophila stems and fluffy dandelion seeds

Cover Story

The design for the cover of my book, the effortless floral craftsman, crafted from Fiddlehead Fern and Red Lipstick Hanging Heliconia.

But wait… there's more!

Tucked into the box with every advance copy of the book, the effortless floral craftsman is a packet of clips. This design and Tutorial is a bit of inspiration... what will you create with your clips?

In Summer!

A contemporary cascade of rosary vine and dried petals.

It goes like this...

Gently curve plant material.

Woven

Weave a canopy or parachute shaped armature for orchids to perch on

Celebrate!

A closer look at my design at the 20th anniversary of Canada Blooms and The Toronto Flower Show

Pour

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

Fluffy

Fluff out Washi paper to create a delicate armature

In a State of Flow

weave some willow to use as an armature

Diamond Jubilee Waterfall

To commemorate Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee and the 20th Anniversary of Friends of Government House Gardens Society a Horticultural event was hosted in the gardens and Great Hall of Government House in Victoria, Canada entitled British Columbia Blooms.

Crossing Boundaries

Twig waterfall creates the boundary between the "under" and the "over" of the design. Tutorial: How to cover test tubes with Rainbow Oasis

Gypsophila

I used mainly Gypsophila and twigs to create my fantasy Intimate dinner for two competition design.