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Carefully manipulate and bend green willow stems to place in water to sprout as an armature for tulips to mature and open

Here is a trick to make sure your tulips will condition thoroughly

Remove foliage from stems to weave with

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...

Weave a sprouting armature

Hana-Kubari is an Ikebana flower mechanic. Only natural materials such as pebbles, sticks and branches can be seen to support the flowers. Traditionally no twine or wire, nails,...

Tulips continue to grow after being cut. Sometimes when you make a very small design or for competition or bridal work you want to minimize growth. The best way to do this is to...

Tulip petals can be opened or reflexed to create a fuller bloom

Tulip

Curly Willow, Chinese Willow, Tortured Willow, Globe Willow, Dragon's Claw, Hankow Willow

Freestanding willow twig armature design

Cut lengths of bamboo to place in a shallow container as a flower frog

Tulips are so perfect just as they are all that is needed is to simply drape their graceful leaves around the flowers

Hana-Kubari twig armature

Some designs really do just make themselves. I received this tiny vase for Christmas from Marius (thank you, Marius!) and while cleaning out my design room I found this little...

Create a subtle contrast by floating or anchoring some of your design elements.

Wedge twigs into a vase to create a grid.

Create a minimal design with a few leaves to keep is all upright.

Gently curve plant material.

Simplicity to showcase the perfection of the Lisianthus buds

Add design elements that serves a purpose for a minimal summer inspired floral design.

That good old double vase trick... but this time I deliberately added a bubble between the two layers to create a third circle in the design.

A Spring Tulip celebration design... with a special message

Whether it’s a solid foot for floating flowers, the tips of new growth or the curve of a dried twig your design needs help to stay upright.

It's Tulip Season! Perfect for that "it's still winter ... but is that something green I see...?" mood designs.

Leaning Muscari flowers in a snow covered twig armature.

A very secure thorn branch armature to hold overgrown Tulips in place

A easy going summer design that makes full use of the imperfections you harvest from your cut garden.

Adding our own "bit" to our floral design work.

A sunny rock to make your design... not rock

A tall vase for a short orchid stem summer design

Using summery floral details in a way that it gives you all the autumn feelings... when autumn details are not yet out.

weave some willow to use as an armature

Weave willow to create a heart shaped wand design

Time Saving Tips and Article in the Canadian Florist Magazine

I wrote this article for Wedding Business Success (an online meeting place for the wedding industry) exploring a positive way of looking at creativity and... stealing!

Reflex Tulip and Passion Fruit Tendrils in a wax disk

The emotions your designs inspire give real meaning to your work. My article in the Canadian Florist Magazine

Suspend small bud vases with Macramé-like knotted wool. This design is featured on The Fusion Flowers Magazine... Fusion Links page.

Scatter some dried grass to make a floral armature

Wax and Rainbow Oasis keep the flower heads in place.

Waxed fruit and a Hot Glue nest