March Days

Frost a few twigs to craft a delicate armature for fragrant freesias

Glue artificial snow to twigs

Cut a few willow twigs to split to create legs for the armature

Break the sturdy twig on the scribe line.

The trick to any freestanding design is to get your first three stems standing stable and secure in the water. Once you have that you can build the design around it.

Twirl twigs to create a balanced nest to display the beautiful orchids on

Wire and glue a stack of sticks into a cylindrical or tube shape

Snip, roll and glue a few blades of grass to create a design feature

Loosely wrap and weave lily grass to create a planned-messy looking armature

Drill holes in twigs to insert fine sticks to create a delicate armature

Heart shaped rosery vine and pine love bug

Freesia, freesias

Dutch floral designer Pim van den Akker, from Flower Factor invited me to participate in a FloraHolland initiative promoting the versatility of Freesias entitled ...

My Halloween design... with some scary stuff hidden if you can read between the leaves!

Keep flower stems upright with a folded cellophane plastic support that looks like cracked ice.

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

Craft a pretty armature that can be used again and again.

A tranquil design that just takes a moment to do... when you need to take a moment to... breathe.

This is the sixth of my Christmas 2021 series of designs. This year in the form of a mini workshop… my Christmas present to you. This week I will show you how to go overboard on...

Leaning Muscari flowers in a snow covered twig armature.

Ever wonder how I decide what I share with you? A fun design ticking all the boxes.

An "it's only 10 days to Spring" design to display some blossom buds.

A scattering of winter decorating for wherever you might need it.

A late winter design for minimal floral styling.

A bit of flower magic to get a few early blossoms to enjoy inside.

A leaning twig armature with both the first signs of Spring and the last signs of winter.

A twig and stick design with sweet dumpling pumpkins and rosary vine (Ceropegia woodii). I also made a cherry twig and skeleton leaf Stick Insect

Freestanding willow twig armature design

Leaning floral stems to stand on their own in a shallow container

Twirl a few willow twigs to create a balanced armature to display orchids

Hana Kubari lily stems

Snap and stack an glue a few twigs to create a lace like armature

A minimalist design in a shallow tray

A grass armature for one perfect slipper orchid

Sticks and twigs create a resting spot for palm and rose butterflies

weave a few wreaths to link