Ring-a-round

Snip a dried twig wreath to undo the spirals to hang around a glass container

Remove foliage from stems to weave with

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...

I wanted my willow armature to hint of a web-like dreamcatcher that grows in the wild rather than being a precise replica of the traditional craft technique. But I did weave it...

Wrap vines and twigs around a wire frame to create a decorative woodland chandelier

Break pine scales from the cone and glue on a wreath frame to create a continuous pine scale wreath

Make a wire wreath frame with wire and cover it with growth mesium or moss to design on

I build up the spheres by weaving willow wreaths and then use those to shape the ball

Rose

weave a few wreaths to link

Curl a wreath with tendrils to create a twig-pumpkin

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

Craft a pine tube to display a soft and snow filled winter scene

... a quick an easy design. Curl a few flax leaves to frame orchids

Just like the weather is only hinting at spring, so is this design only hinting at being a basket

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

Frame a passion flower in a vine wreath for a short lived but so pretty arrangement.

Whipped up to be light in the Spring breeze wreath design.

A fun way to elevate a few bud vases into a display.

Craft an arch armature to display those early autumn treasures.

A wire and twig permanent display basket with tiny water sources for a few fresh flowers that can be replaced as needed.

Softly glowing winter twigs for a minimal display

A lush wreath that remains green so that you can design once... and cut and cut and place your violas to make sure you have flowers all season long.

Autumn bud vase collar made from gladiolus foliage.

Rooting clematis cuttings in a harvest wreath basket

Every designer knows how to stretch their supplies. We use and re-use our dried plant material until our fellow designers feel like hiding it from us. I formed such an...

Take inspiration from a traditional Dream-catcher design to create a floral armature

Weave a wreath from sweetpea stems and tendrils

Roll autumn leaves to create a wreath

My article and a floral parasol design featured in DIY Weddings Magazine

Weave a wreath to thread a dome for an Autumn leaf design

My article and flower girl net basket design featured in the Red! issue of DIY Weddings Magazine

Bright and sunny cymbidium orchids and roses, lilies, lisianthus and pincushions

I wove vine wreaths to form a pyramid, one just slightly larger than the next. In the natural cavities between the wreaths I placed the roses and lisianthus in plastic covered...

Contemporary Wreath Design demonstration as part of the Durbanville Garden Club's annual Garden Festival, Western Cape, South Africa