Note to Self

23 August 2023
click to send Christine a smile
and more

(probably out walking or the moment I see my bus coming around the corner or in the bath or just before falling asleep…)

Keep flowers in an arrangement hydrated in summer

AH! a design using grasses...

Sustainable and no waste floral design tutorial

But the grasses are almost a basket ( a hint to the Fall season to come)...

A hint of a basket late summer floral design inspiration

But the fluffy tails point this way...

Environmentally friendly summer floral designs using no floral foam

AND that way!

Using bunny tail grasses in a contemporary floral arrangement

Uh huh… I’ll remember that***

Minimize creating waste in your flower designs by weaving a grass grid

(***code for: write that down I’m not going to remember that)

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Tutorials

23 August 2023 Basket weave bunny tail grid to catch your floral details

A no waste... but still decorative way to keep your flower in place and hydrated in the warm days of summer.

8 June 2011 Foliage Weaving

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...

8 July 2015 Using a pin to place tiny dew drop crystals

It's sometimes difficult to place a tiny crystal or bead exactly where you want it.

15 April 2015 Stretching leaves and foliage into a ringlet curl

Most leaves and foliage can be slightly manipulated to curve or curl.

3 April 2013 Twin Leaf Weave

Weave two palm leaves together to create a floral grid

23 April 2014 Flower catcher

Keep a flower suspended just above water with palm leaves

13 January 2016 Stacked Grass Pyramid Armature

Stack snippets of grass on a wire frame to make a floating pyramid armature

13 July 2016 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.

27 February 2019 Weave a floral trap

Keep your flowers in place with an all natural woven trap.

29 May 2019 Taking a break when weaving with grass

When weaving a more labour intensive design you might want to/have to break for a few hours. This is the best way to keep the project from dying out too quickly.

29 May 2019 Weaving and Interweaving for contrast

My block design is shaped around a Styrofoam block. It is bulky but lightweight and a great way to reuse packaging.

9 August 2017 Weave a flat top to tip at an angle with flower stems

Craft a platform to highlight small flowers

15 January 2020 Over and under weave floral panel armature for inside a vase

Weave a small panel that fits snugly in a container for a minimal, foam free design that is quick to make but looks spectacular.

29 January 2020 Weave a long lasting (without using floral foam) in a vase floral design basket

Give your woven grass a water source by designing the basket in a vase rather than placing the vase in a basket

3 February 2021 Weave a Ceropegia Woodii Vine grid to catch your flowers

Suspend flowers over a water filled container by weaving a natural grid.

1 May 2019 An almost not even there grass grid

... with the help of an old staple technique.

Favourite Flowers

Phalaenopsis

Phalaenopsis, Moth orchid

Related Designs

3 April 2013 April showers bring May flowers

After a long winter it is always fun to use the first spring bulb flowers!

23 April 2014 Bound to Keep

Weave and tie a decorative catcher to suspend flowers

13 January 2016 Once Upon A Time

Stack and glue a Grass Pyramid Armature

13 July 2016 Woven

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

27 February 2019 It’s a trap!

Weave a trap to keep your floral details suspended in a square container.

29 May 2019 Creative Competition

This week I am so excited to share my article and design that was published in the recent issue of the Floral Art Society of New Zealand's Academy Magazine for NZ qualified...

3 April 2019 Blossoming like a Caterpillar

Crafting caterpillars from blossoms

19 June 2019 Club together

Last Wednesday I had such a flowery fun evening teaching a collaborative floral carpet workshop focusing on braiding and weaving ideas from my book the effortless floral craftsman...

15 January 2020 This way we connect

Weave a connected panel to frame a single orchid.

19 February 2014 Come on Over

Weave an open foliage flower frog

29 January 2020 Peekaboo

A light and airy (no floral foam but still long lasting) floral design for those days that you are really, really looking for signs of Spring.

3 February 2021 here’s the catch

Weave an all natural net to place over a vase to keep your flowers above water.

1 May 2019 Can you see the tiny hint of Sunshine on the tips of the grass?

I left the grass to mature so that the tips mirror the sun bleached yellow of the orchids.