Well… we did it again!

Weave a tiny nest with a twig hook so that you can hang it in a design

Remove foliage from stems to weave with

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...

Most leaves and foliage can be slightly manipulated to curve or curl.

I build up the spheres by weaving willow wreaths and then use those to shape the ball

Weave a thin and delicate rattan basket

Bend and weave a nest shape from fresh willow stems

Loosely weave willow tips to create an ethereal crown

Weave a nest for Easter eggs

A sturdy shape made by binding Mikado reeds keeps the thin strands of flax in place.

Once you figure out how to do the corners weaving a diagonal shape is actually not that hard to do.

Radiate short twigs in a circle to make a moss and twig handbag

This is a great flat and open basket to take outside when “harvesting” your fall leaves, pods and flowers. Who knows, you might even find a ghost pumpkin or three…

Weave a hand basket from Midelino cane coils

Just like the weather is only hinting at spring, so is this design only hinting at being a basket

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

Hang a dangling eggshell in a Spring blossom design.

A Spring basket design for catching falling blossom petals.

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.

A hanging heart design to celebrate love this Valentine's Day.

A cheery Easter basket for a new beginning

The first of my new monthly articles about growing the material you need to design with. This month we are taking stock of what we need... and growing wheatgrass.

Easter egg... egg for Easter eggs

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

Twining jasmine vine twirl for Easter

Every designer knows how to stretch their supplies. We use and re-use our dried plant material until our fellow designers feel like hiding it from us. I formed such an...

I wove vine wreaths to form a pyramid, one just slightly larger than the next. In the natural cavities between the wreaths I placed the roses and lisianthus in plastic covered...

Contemporary Wreath Design demonstration as part of the Durbanville Garden Club's annual Garden Festival, Western Cape, South Africa

Bright and sunny cymbidium orchids and roses, lilies, lisianthus and pincushions

Weave willow to create a heart shaped wand design

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

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

Weave a willow bird nest

My article and Willow Crown design featured in DIY Weddings Magazine

Weave a nest for chocolate Easter eggs

A ripped flax, Ranunculus and Mikado Reed drop shaped nest

This was the fourth design I did in my "I found it this way" floral art demonstration

Weave willow bark strips into a nest and weave a bird from flax

Easter Basket used in the Durbanville Flower Club Easter Parade Demonstration