Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Skipping stone
- 8 May 2012
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Floral Trends Design Group Assignment: Interpretive design:
The Nitty Gritty of Grass and Reeds
![Skipping stone Floral Art design. Skipping stone Floral Art design.](/images/2012/05/skipping-stone-floral-art-design-l.jpg?inside=600x600)
When I design I deliberately skip the first idea that I think of.
![Monkey grass skipping stone. Monkey grass skipping stone.](/images/2012/05/monkey-grass-skipping-stone-l.jpg?inside=600x600)
The second idea is always better,
![Cymbidium orchid and monkey grass. Cymbidium orchid and monkey grass.](/images/2012/05/cymbidium-orchid-and-monkey-grass-l.jpg?inside=600x600)
but it will, without fail, be harder to do.
![Weave a grass pebble for the orchid to nestle in. Weave a grass pebble for the orchid to nestle in.](/images/2012/05/weave-a-grass-pebble-for-the-orchid-to-nestle-in-l.jpg?inside=600x600)
Normally it’s also a lot more work.
![Weaving a grass pebble. Weaving a grass pebble.](/images/2012/05/weaving-a-grass-pebble-l.jpg?inside=600x600)
Still, I skip that first idea, just to see what comes next.
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Tutorials
Cut the Phalaenopsis orchid with a bit of green stem attached. This will make them last longer.
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