Two Are

Wire two Equisetum shoots into a heart

A wire in the hollow cavity inside a shoot of equisetum makes it easy to manipulate into a heart

Wire and bend Equisetum

Create lasting shapes by wiring Equisetum

Butterfly hairclip claws to hold twigs in place while glue dries

Butterfly hair clips are the perfect little claws to help you hold tiny items in place while you wait for glue to dry

Equisetum

Create a natural flower "test tube" or a light with Equisetum

Curl Equisetum shoots into a snail shell spiral

Equisetum is hollow and jointed resembling miniature bamboo but it can be shaped into spirals by wiring the shoots

Bend Wired Equisetum into a Hollow Wreath

Craft a wreath with a hollow cavity inside to use as an armature for your flowers

Braid a Celtic heart knot

Braid or knot a traditional Celtic heart with foliage

A Sprouting Spring Twig Heart

Carefully glue a twig armature to display the mini-miniature Darling orchids

Love Bug

Heart shaped rosery vine and pine love bug

Free Standing Twig and Wire Heart Armature

Bend wires and fill in the gabs with Stillingia twigs to make a delicate heart armature

Bark covered heart

Cover cardboard with bark to create a heart shaped log

Moss Heart

Biodegradable copper mesh makes the perfect shape to fill with moss to grow tiny stem plants

Making the waist corsage using the BoutStix Floral Magnets

The BoutStix Floral Magnets “stick” is the backbone of the design, strengthening the narrow heart shape and adding support and balance.

Willow Heart Wand

Removing Oasis Floral Adhesive glue spills

The finish of every design should be flawless. Make sure there are no bits of glue visible in your design by carefully removing all traces of spills.

Have your heart set on it armature for Valentines Day

A prepare ahead armature design that relies on the strength of a heart shape.

Craft a birch bark bud vase topper for a openhearted Valentine's display

Craft a keepsake heart on top of a vase to display special flowers.

Blossom Twig Heart Frame… with a twist in the middle

Curve and tie a blossoming twig into a heart... that can suspend a heavy flower head.

Float a swirling vine nest in a small vase to help keep your flowers in place

Turn a flower vase into a bud vase by floating a smaller container inside the larger one.

Manipulate Blossoming Twigs To Hang Fluttering Woven Grass Hearts

These peach blossom branches needed only the tiniest bit of help to frame the woven hearts to perfection.

Magnetic Floral Corsage inside a lily pod-bud

Conceal a BoutStix Floral Magnet in a lily bud to design a woodland foraged inspired corsage.

Tie a half bow with ripped grass

For a natural alternative to ribbon or string... add a ripped grass bow.

Loop-over grass veil for a cool summer design

A cool and minimal floral design for summer.

Willow and Rose heart armature

Weave willow stems into a heart shaped armature.

One Singular Sensation

Three Lilies plaited to create a sensational, singular flower "growing" out of a Equisetum dome filled with Rainbow Oasis pebbles.

Up around the bend

Bend Equisetum into curves to wire into an open wreath shape

A Floral Fable: Colour Design

This is a detailed look at my second Floral Fable demonstration design

Tying the knot

Gypsophilla design with Celtic love knots featured in the DIY Wedding Magazine

Tying the knot and loosening those curls

Romantic rose centerpiece with just a bit of an edge featured in the DIY Wedding Magazine

It could hold

A fragile looking heart made from twigs that can hold a lot of orchids

Be My Twig-Heart

Glue an upright twig heart for a freestanding Valentine's display

A quirky kind of Love

Retail florists and wholesalers are already designing, ordering and preparing their product range for Valentine's Day. This is my article that I wrote for the December 2012 Valentine's Day Design Issue of Canadian Florist Magazine

Grow Love

Love grows!

Winter formal

The elongated heart shape Echeveria waist corsage is meant to be worn low around the hip as a trailing ribbon clasp.

Love Spell

Weave willow to create a heart shaped wand design

A tendril Valentine connection

A delicate... but robust armature framing a heart space.

Spoiler Alert: It’s You

A birch bark heart for Valentine's Day

If you frame it that way…

A blossom frame to display the prettiest anthurium of the whole bunch!

My valenVine

An... everything is moving... design. The tulips are growing and the small vine filled vase is bopping around in the water. And if you lean them against each other just right it grows and bobs in place!

Parallel Hang Ups

While waiting for the blossoms to open... why not weave in a touch of Valentine's Day love?

All in one pod

Fold open a lily bud to conceal a clever little BoutStix floral magnet for an unusual corsage.

Almost... all over!

Loop a grass veil over a lily stem to create a minimalist summer design.

Pick Love

Craft a willow heart to display 12 red roses to celebrate Valentine's Day.

Hi-Lo

Perfect stems, perfect flowers. Needs nothing more.

Equisetum

Equisetum dome made for "One Singular Sensation". Floral Trends Design Group Inter-club Mini Show: Old and New

Lilium

A Rock by any other name, lily design