Wreath Vine Season!

Wisteria Wreath Vine

Weave tiny vine wreaths on the leave stems of a stripped Wisteria vine

Wisteria Vine Wreath Armature

Create a barely there armature with sturdy end of season vines.

Stripping foliage from weaving stems

Remove foliage from stems to weave with

Weaving a twig wreath

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 copper wire into the weave

Willow Heart Wand

Clematis Vine Swing

Weave a delicate nest for a small spring design.

Manipulating stems: Snapping at an angle, Bending, Spiraling, Curling and Straightening

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 breaking it.

Chain link wreath weaving

Weave a few small wreaths to connect

Tendril vine Wreath Pumpkin

Reshape a vine wreath into smaller wreaths to combine as a pumpkin

Craft a Spring basket from a wreath

A wide gap nearly basket for nearly spring

Thread your wreaths in a row to show off your "it could (almost) be mistaken for Spring sprouts"

Late winter flowering irises in a wreath armature

Straight up and down icicle, clematis vine and huckleberry twig double vase winter display

Give an old mechanic a contemporary twist for creating light and airy flower displays.

Four wreath harvest basket that looks like it grew that way… because now some of it still is!

Harvest some cuttings to root in a wild and overgrown floral design.

Coiled Spring and Wreath flower frog

Wind vines into an all natural armature to display your first of many... perfect... Spring flowers.

Suspend delicate stemmed orchids in a Willow Infinity Weave Flower Frog

Create a little grid that fits the stems exactly to position them above and below water in a large container.

U shape stems to anchor Fuchsia drops and Maple leaf Falls in a bud vase

Bend pliable stems to kick against the side to anchor design details exactly in place in a small vase.

Use the pull tab of a can to keep your floral details in place

Love anchovies cans. And if you fold over the pull tab just so it is perfect for keeping even longer stem flowers upright.

Tangle a wild wide web of Jasmine vine to suspend your flowers

My summer design strategy: the warmer the weather the deeper the water. A vine frog is just the thing!

Knot a vine wreath and ripped grass bug net

Simply easy design... with tiny design details to make your summer display unique.

Foxtail wreath frog with a leg in water

Twirl the fern into a wreath so that it can remain hydrated.

Counterbalance elegantly leaning Calla lilies with dressed up Dried Autumn Details

Using those much treasured dried autumn details to bridge the gap between the bright green of summer and the brightness that is yet to come.

Using European OASIS floral glue to secure floral details… yes! It makes a difference

Securing the most delicate of design details successfully has a lot to do with what glue you use. But what glue is even more complicated than just brand.

Over the edge flower, floral support

Hook the calla lilies over the edge of a vase to create a support for your taller floral details.

Craft a wreath chain to link a few bud vases together

All you need is a few twigs to craft this design- it's a perfect floral meditation activity.

Submerged vine wreath armature to beat the summer heat

Water... lots of water- that is the answer to designing flower arrangements that survive the summer heat.

A radiating, gradient carnation design in a shallow container

A bit of Kenzan support for a floating shallow container design

Spring breeze tangled ribbon wreath

Using branches pruned from a fruit tree... with a few dried flowers and just a few orchids to make a fresh Spring design.

Peg a wreath to the edge of a container

Another version of a design idea I showed you last month... A vine wreath armature to balance a dramatic single stem anthurium. Only this time I take it a bit further.

Tangle a perfect vine around two wreaths for a split armature

Passion fruit flowers never lasts long. Not even growing outside on a vine. But the buds continue to open once cut making a wreath display ideal for an even changing passion fruit flower display.

Upside down and on it’s side glass display that plays with natural balance

Utilizing those not so obvious characteristics of your design details to make a minimal clear glass summer floral design.

Building up a wreath panel

Connect six wreaths to build up a hanging panel to display your flowers on.

Knot a Lavender chain link necklace or floral crown

This is without a doubt the quickest and easiest floral project on my entire site. And rather fun to do. I make these.. all... the... time!

Balancing a fishbowl vase on its side for a floating design

Give new life to an old vase by turning and balancing it on it's side. It's actually easier than it looks... and it looks super impressive!

Leaf-puddle for a short stem in a big vase

Add a leaf to a large-ish vase to create a small puddle of water for your short flower stem to rest in.

Weave a small wreath in the side twig of a willow branch to keep a flower in place in your design

This is both a decorative and functional design solution. But most importantly, I think, there is absolutely zero waste.

Love Spell

Weave willow to create a heart shaped wand design

Swing Vine

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

Link

weave a few wreaths to link

As tendrils tend to do

Curl a wreath with tendrils to create a twig-pumpkin

Bring some Spring

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

“Ha ha ha weeeeee!"

Beautiful iris wreath kebab to chase away the winter blues

Alrighty then

A fragrant spring display... but make it still look like winter

Haerfest

Rooting clematis cuttings in a harvest wreath basket

springy, Spring, spring

Gorgeous Aquilegia vulgaris spring flower... with it's own springy thing!

I mean… really!?!

Using fresh twigs to bind a little twig platform to suspend the beautiful orchids from.

Drops do that!

Collecting drops of autumn that makes me smile back.

Canned right after harvest

Pull tab support for "canned" Calla lilies and bunny-tail grass.

here… from … my little corner… of the world wide web

Weave a web of jasmine vine to support orchid stems

Catch and Release

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

everywhere IS nature

A lush wreath that remains green so that you can design once... and cut and cut and place your violas to make sure you have flowers all season long.

Balanced Attitude

Getting the balance just so... so that you lean into the first sights of Autumn.

You Say Tomato I Say Tomato

Tiny tomato vine design to celebrate Summer.

Creative Direction

Hang the arum lilies from the edge of a container to support all the other floral details.

Linked This Way

A fun way to elevate a few bud vases into a display.

Over Easy

A cooling design to celebrate the summer solstice.

It’s up there

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.

First we learn HOW to design… and then we learn how only WE design.

Whipped up to be light in the Spring breeze wreath design.

The circle of making new things:

A wreath armature design for early Autumn... this takes the split armature Tutorial I showed you last month a little bit further.

All round pretty sweet and short

Frame a passion flower in a vine wreath for a short lived but so pretty arrangement.

A lesson in letting be

Deceptively simple. A design that relies on you working with not against what is already there.

End Up

Connect small wreaths to create a pretty summer armature to arrange your flowers on.

be MINDFUL of the invisible stuff you add

Left over flowers and off-cuts are ideal to transform into a quick floral crown or necklace. This is the absolute easiest design, yet!

All Aboard!

Ooooh! Am I excited to show you this design. It is an ordinary fishbowl vase... balanced on it's side.

Rest a bit here

Gently curve a shallow area with a leaf to showcase a gorgeous flower with a short stem in a water filled vase

Transition into Fall

A sustainable, absolutely no waste floral design using willow to suspend your flower head in your arrangement.

Zantedeschia

Calla lilies in my Direct Contrast design for the Floral Trends Design Group