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On my online workbook this week: It's a Heatwave!

Dear

This week's inspiration is a good excuse to splash about in water come summer.

My tip for you this week is about creating a tip. When weaving or threading blades of grass work from the harder stem end to the tip. It makes the job so much easier! You can even cut the firmer end into a tip to help you thread in the grass. This way the grass tips remain beautiful and you can easily curl them to be part of the design or tuck them in to conceal. But if you find the grass you want to use in your design is without this harder cut end I suggest a cuticle pusher to help you guide the grass into position. A metal cuticle pusher works even better than a wooden one. You can find those in manicure sets.

Enjoy!

Every good wish,

Christine

 
 
This week's design and tutorial
 
 
It's a Heatwave!
 
Deep water design for extremely warm weather.
 
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Above and below water jasmine in a grass square
 
Not only is water designs wonderfully refreshing to make... it is also wonderfully refreshing for your flowers.
 
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Snippets...

This makes me curious... do you have a number one seasonal design rule? I would love to hear.

 

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