On my online workbook this week: Design.

Dear

This week’s inspiration is the joy when things finally cool down enough for you to start layering up.

My tip for you this week is all about adding layers to seal the rubber around the water tube. Sometimes you hit it lucky and the seal is absolutely water tight the first time you turn it upside down. But most of the time it (unfortunately) won't be.

It is easier to make the seal water tight if you design with a single flower with a smooth stem. Those you just push into the seal to where the stem will fit right into the water tube. You will notice the seal creates a bit of an indent around the stem as it goes in, simply pull the stem out just the slightest bit so that you now have a protrusion or outdent that seals tightly around the stem.

Flowers like hydrangeas, though have a corymb or cluster of flowers with many stems to consider. Make sure to place the seal above this cluster else the openings between the stems will never really seal water tight. Next… and here is my trick: add a layer of petroleum jelly (Vaseline) around the stem or inside around the opening (see the pictures above) of the seal. Test to see if it is water tight by adding a few drops of water, lift the flowers to see if water ran out. If it's all good, pull the stem slightly back to spread the jelly and seal the water tube.

Enjoy!

Every good wish,

Christine

Ps: Hope you had a fun and autumn leaf filled Thanksgiving on Monday, flower buddies