Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Adding snow to twigs
- 28 December 2016
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Pour out a few drops of wood glue on to the twigs
Sprinkle the artificial snow over the glue to fall naturally
Set the snow covered branches aside so that it can dry completely...
Once dry shake away any snow bits that are not glued onto the twig and you are ready to design.
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Egg white and sugar creates a natural frost effect
Cotton balls can be unrolled and fluffed to create long garlands of "snow"
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