springy, Spring, spring

Dew-Drop Crystals

I created the Tutorial for how I add these crystals to my floral designs 11 years ago! Since then I have tried, tested and searched for the perfect crystals that would go from studio‑table picture perfect to show‑day‑dependable and I always come back to these. They remain the absolute best. They’re inexpensive yet have a refined, high‑quality crystal brilliance; they don’t tarnish and their adhesive backing stays reliably tacky even after they were exposed to water.

Coiled Spring and Wreath flower frog

Wind vines into an all natural armature to display your first of many... perfect... Spring flowers.

Manipulating stems: Snapping at an angle, Bending, Spiraling, Curling and Straightening

Most stems, twigs and even sturdier branches can be bend into shapes. It takes practice and more than a bit of patience. The main idea is to slowly manipulate the branch without breaking it.

Stripping foliage from weaving stems

Remove foliage from stems to weave with

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.

Get a head start with a long lasting shallow vine basket and succulent table top Spring display

Long, long, long lasting display that will even root in place with a few adjustments.

A secret and so pretty stay open support for a growing willow birdcage

Grow your own willow birdcage in a small pot to display Spring flowers in.

Willow and Vine tiny stem Gathering Basket

Tiny stems are often also delicate stems... place your cut flowers directly in a small glass of water. A perfect fit for this basket.

Weaving a twig wreath

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 copper wire into the weave

Submerged vine wreath armature to beat the summer heat

Water... lots of water- that is the answer to designing flower arrangements that survive the summer heat.

Wisteria Wreath Vine

Weave tiny vine wreaths on the leave stems of a stripped Wisteria vine

Clematis Vine Swing

Weave a delicate nest for a small spring design.

Chain link wreath weaving

Weave a few small wreaths to connect

Willow flower crown

Loosely weave willow tips to create an ethereal crown

Hanging Willow Nest

Bend and weave a nest shape from fresh willow stems

Willow Spring

Set willow tips into a spiral to create a spring design

Willow Parasol

Weave willow stems into a decorative parasol

Willow Heart Wand

Cherry stem Masquerade Masque

Glue cherry stems to create a mask

Wind Spinner

My inspiration for my Harnessing the Wind design was a wind spinner.

Growing forced bulbs to get extra long leggy nest weaving material for a Spring flower frog

Using the natural responses of plant material to their fullest creative potential.

Thread your wreaths in a row to show off your "it could (almost) be mistaken for Spring sprouts"

Late winter flowering irises in a wreath armature

I'll Go First

My Spring/Easter design and the introduction article about my floral journey written by the editor, Nina Tucknott in the latest issue of Flora Magazine.

A Stay Open

Grow a willow birdcage... with a bit of a Spring flower support to get it started.

Short Cut

A tiny carry basket to gather the shortest stems from your cutting garden... with a place for water and your cutters.

Catch and Release

Ah... yes summer time designing. Anyone else seeing more insects hiding between the petals this year?

Over Easy

A cooling design to celebrate the summer solstice.

On-Spring-dium

A almost impossibly delicate oncidium (dancing lady) orchid wreath.

Wreath Vine Season!

Weave tiny wreaths on the stems of Wisteria vines

Swing Vine

Weave a delicate vine swing to nestle a small vase with spring flowers in

Link

weave a few wreaths to link

You are all invited!

My article and Willow Crown design featured in DIY Weddings Magazine

Practice

Weave a willow bird nest

I mean… really!?!

Using fresh twigs to bind a little twig platform to suspend the beautiful orchids from.

How to make an early Spring

Roll and set willow twigs into a spring

Creative Expectations

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

How To Catch A Dream

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

Love Spell

Weave willow to create a heart shaped wand design

Grown Glamour

Delicate cherry twig, rosary vine and oncidium orchid enchanted forest masquerade masque.

Harnessing the Wind

Stretching into Spring

Allow paperwhite flowers to grow a bit leggy so that you can weave the sprouted foliage into a Spring nest display.

“Ha ha ha weeeeee!"

Beautiful iris wreath kebab to chase away the winter blues