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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Chilly Father Christmas making snow angels!

Choose a pretty jolly chilly for the Santa body

Choose a pretty jolly chilly for the Santa body...

And a pearl succulent for the nose

And a pearl succulent for the nose...

Glue the succulent to the chilly using floral glue

Glue the succulent to the chilly using floral glue.

Craft a body for your chilly Santa

And two smaller chilies for the shoes... a lot of the personality can be added just by altering the shoes.

For the beard:

Wrap some wool around your fingers

Wrap some wool around your fingers...

Cut the loops open

Cut the loops open.

Comb the wool through the teeth of your Kenzan

Comb the wool through the teeth of your Kenzan.

Fluff the wool out

... to fluff the wool out.

Hold tight on the one end and just drag the wool over the teeth

Hold tight on the one end and just drag the wool over the teeth.

Glue a strip of net to the wool

Place the wool flat on a working surface. Press out some hot glue in a strip on net. Press the net along the wool.

Cut the beard into a curved shape

Cut the beard into a curved shape letting the fluffed out bits extend.

Glue the beard all the way round the chilly below the button nose

Glue the beard all the way round the chilly below the button nose. Use a bamboo skewer to make sure it sticks.

Add two crystals for eyes

Add two crystals for eyes...

Measure a vine tendril to create his glasses

Measure a vine tendril to create his glasses. Cut two circles and two frame pieces.

Glue on the glasses

Glue on the glasses...

And glue in the frame pieces

And glue in the frame pieces.

Place a line of floral glue above his eyes and around the face

Place a line of floral glue above his eyes and around the face.

And frame the face with fluffy wool

And frame the face with fluffy wool.

Open up the beard on the sides and glue in two more chilies for arms

Open up the beard on the sides and glue in two more chilies for arms.

Glue a silver bell to the top of his hat

Glue a silver bell to the top of his hat.

Glue in a bit more wool fluff to conceal the chilies

Glue in a bit more wool fluff to conceal the chilies

Place the Santa on piece of paper and trace a snow angel around him

Place the Santa on piece of paper and trace a snow angel around him.

Cut out the snow angel shape

Cut out the snow angel shape.

Place the snow angel template on a display surface

Place the snow angel template on a display surface.

Add a few sparkling beads to the surface

Add a few sparkling beads to the surface.

Sift flour snow over the template

Sift flour snow over the template...

Lift away the template

Lift away the template.

Dust away the flour from the crystals

Dust away the flour from the crystals.

Add a bit of greenery

Add a bit of greenery... because... well you have to have greenery!

Place the Santa on the display surface

Place the Santa on the display surface.

Merry Christmas!

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