Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Daisy shaped Pine Star
- 17 December 2014
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Gently pull the needles from the branch keeping both the needles and the sheath intact

The bud scales or sheath is a hollow tube that covers the end of the pine needle keeping the cluster together

Glue two pine needle clusters together with the tiniest drop of glue, at the scale end

Glue on a third cluster

And a fourth cluster...

You need five glued clusters per daisy star

Seperate the needle cluster and bend the one needle to the next cluster

Press the needle into the next cluster so that it is kept in place by the bud scales

The scales are quite strong and will easily hold the needle

I wanted the needles to curve rather than bend and a sharp angle
See the detailed Tutorial below for more instructions on how to manipulate flower stems to bend at an angle rather than snap and break

Bend and tuck the next needle into the pine scale next to it

Each needle neatly tucking into the sheath next to it

Daisy shaped pine star ready to design with
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