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Pebbles are a great way to weigh down or keep your floral material in place. Here's a way to dress them up a bit

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...

A bit of a planned-messy woven basket that is sturdy enough to carry small items.

A great all natural gift decorating alternative

Weave a sphere from grass

Weave slip on shoes from palm leaves

Weave a loose basket to display flowers

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.

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

Sweet pea

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.

This is a great "space-keeper" design. The tulip will continue to grow into the vase height as they open... but until then the grass platform part of the design diverts your...

Hide an egg inside a interwoven nest for a dainty Easter decoration design.

Weave a spherical support to place long stemmed flowers into a bud vase.

A fun woven spider for Halloween decorating

Mixing permanent and fresh design ingredients to celebrate just how clever the glow of Autumn is.

Basket weave container for some Spring floral treasures.

A sunny rock to make your design... not rock

A fun way to fan out palm leaves to display some winter pickings

My article and grass wedding basket design.

A small, all natural gift box woven from palm

Weave a sphere from grass to catch a precious and exquisite and perfect glistening early autumn dew drop

Weaving foliage to create a lush water scene

Weave slippers from foliage

Weave a loose basket to display a single flower... or three

Weave a delicate Pillbox hat

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...