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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.

Spring Coil Straw Basket

Coil a straw basket... the easy way.

Coil slip on sandals

Braid ripped flax and coil it into shaped slip on sandals.

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.

Unravel wire from a copper pot scrubber

Up-cycle a pot scrubber to get a huge roll of very pretty copper wire

Wire curls

curl wire to add to designs

Patina Copper

The colour and the effect will vary due to application, temperature and humidity.

Twisted Lily Grass sun hat

Twist and weave a sun hat from blades of lily grass

Cane Coils

Curve cane into a snail shell spiral

Cinderella Spiral Pumpkin from Midelino Cane Coils

Tie Midelino Cane coils to make a spiral armature

Coil wire and grass to create a spring frog

Twirl and wrap wire and lily grass around a dowel stick to create a spring frog

Guacamole Green Coiled Grass Chameleon

My Chameleon is mono-botanical. Made from coiled grass

Midelino cane coil basket

Weave a hand basket from Midelino cane coils

Midelino Cane Coil Globe Cup

Weave a loose, round floral art armature

Staining Midelino cane Coils

White Midelino cane is easy to stain in any colour

Spaced birch bark strip basket

Sturdy and easy to make... a small harvest basket ready for all the Spring flowers still to come.

Twig Bridal Basket

A slim basket design made from twigs

Glue an early Spring basket from leftover cherry blossom twigs

After the last petal drops cut the blossom twigs into snippets to craft a basket with.

Clematis Vine Swing

Weave a delicate nest for a small spring design.

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.

Willow Parasol

Weave willow stems into a decorative parasol

Rolled Autumn leaf and Rose Hip Garland

Save a snipped grass bundle to tie into a flower frog

Grass bundles are creative and unique sustainable floral arranging solutions that are also quick to do

It’s not that it is inexpensive… it’s priceless!

Yes, this Coil slip on sandals design is in my book: the effortless floral craftsman, a floral crafter’s guide to crafting with nature ... it is also the first design from the book featured in a magazine: Thank you DIY Wedding Magazine , I am so happy to share finally the this with you:

Step It Up

Dress up a pair of hand coiled flip-flops with succulents.

A Shade of Summer

Twist and weave a lily grass summer hat

Center the more adventurous design ideas on your centerpieces

Designing adventurous Contemporary Floral centerpieces Article in the Canadian Florist Magazine.

So far so green

The only thing I needed to make these avocado green arums perfect was a small admirer...

Not yet Spring, Spring but a spring

Coil wire and grass to create a spring

In All Ways

A birch bark basket... perfect for some new Spring floral details.

Creativity will come

My Twig Bridal Basket design and Tutorial featured in the Extraordinary Wedding Flowers issue of the New Zealand Floral Design Magazine

… ish

An early... ish Spring basket glued from blossom twigs

Swing Vine

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

Short Cut

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

Creative Expectations

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

Thanks-Weaving

Weaving a hat with an autumn leaf and rose hip garland

Pro-Tip:

Level up your pruning by turning it into a floral design.

Daily ripples across the entire pond

Ripple grass circles create a delicate support for your Easter display.

Ceropegia woodii

Pompon Chrysanthemum pom-poms and strands of Rosary vine for my floral lariat necklace in the Canadian Florist Magazine