When it gets chilly

Pick away the ray floret so that the disk floret of a sunflower can be used as a flat surface to display your design on.

Gently pull the petals ( Ray floret) from the seeded part of the sunflower

When you need to keep a tiny stem hydrated this is just what you need.

Break the sturdy twig on the scribe line.

Adding tension to a design with a grass frame and collar.

Set the rosary vines into the natural cavity of the flower head.

Stack and wire a twig mushroom armature

A hidden water source small enough to fit into a dainty flower.

Dry fall leaves to create a ball shape structure

Create a contrasting base to lift the heavy flower-head to design in

Making a truss out of sunflower stems for a free standing design

Craft a spider from twigs and a chrysanthemum

Sunflower

Phalaenopsis, Moth orchid

Spike a wire frame into a disk floret for a light summer design.

Adding more to an autumn design... but leaving everything out that you don't need.

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

Zig-zag grass details add a bit of tension to the design

A contemporary cascade of rosary vine and dried petals.

Stack and wire twigs to create a twig mushroom with attitude for summer

Filling a trumpet flower cup... with more flowers!

dry autumn leaves into an acorn shape

Balance the heavy Protea flower head to lean against a rock.

Create a upright design by supporting the flowering stems

My Halloween design... with some scary stuff hidden if you can read between the leaves!