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Create a sturdy platform from bark to design an entire forest floor on a single foxtail fern frond

I use edible mushrooms in my designs. To preserve them I press a tiny stake into the base and let them air-dry.

Cut the Phalaenopsis orchid with a bit of green stem attached. This will make them last longer.

A winter themed centerpiece with a secret water source (without a container or floral foam)

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

Connect twigs with puddles of artificial snow to craft a winter armature for your flowers.

The most delicate of stems often disappear in a design. this is an easy way to display really delicate flowering stems without overwhelming them

Balance a stack of eggshells with a magnet for a tiny Easter design

Hang a twig and wood mobile at your weeding as a direction board

The flat surface of a piece of driftwood creates a base to design on

Phalaenopsis, Moth orchid

Rosary vine, Chain of Hearts, Collar of hearts and String of hearts

Shiitake Mushrooms

oh yes, a light an airy design showing off those very first autumn leaves.

Using dried floral material is so trendy right now. But the longer lasting the design elements the more effort you have to put in to stop it from looking lifeless.

A more than just a hint of Christmas tradition design... in a pre-Christmas design.

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.

Glow and sparkle bark armature to celebrate the first signs of Autumn

A glimmer is the opposite of a trigger... a little uplift. For this design I am lifting up my happiness by starting a tiny mossarium... but enjoying it as a design while it is in...

The sprouts are sprouting and the bees are being and the birds are birding. Tempting as it is new growth is hard to condition. Hard, but not impossible

This was my second two designs for my It's High Time for Tea Floral Craft and Art Demonstration at The Capilano Flower Arranging Club meeting.

My article and a floral cell phone re-charge station design featured in DIY Weddings Magazine

Create a long lasting winter inspired floral design that looks like it is frozen in time.

Craft snow puddles to keep your flowers upright

Convert a dowel stick into a container for delicate flower stems

Fill eggshells with moss to create an upright container... with a surprising balancing trick.

My article and wedding direction board design featured in DIY Weddings Magazine

A Fun Halloween design with "poisonous mushrooms" tucked between the moss and petals