Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Disk Twig Armature
- 29 July 2015
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Cover a disk shaped bowl with wrap to protect it
Place the first twig on the bowl but do not glue it.
Start gluing twigs to twigs. Be careful not to let glue spill over to prevent it from sticking to the glass bowl
As you build up the disk, try to let each twig connect at three places with another twig o create a stable armature
Keep adding twigs
Follow the curves of the glass container
Add twigs to the side of the container
Again making sure almost every twig connects at three places
Add thicker twigs to create the rim
Add smaller twigs to strenghen the connection points
Continue to add twigs to cover the entire shape
Before removing the twig armature from the container wiggle the twigs to make sure it is secure. Add more twigs to connect any weak connections.
Lift away the armature
Glue in a few wild twigs to break the neat bowl shape and make it look more natural
Blow away the glue strands. See the detailed Tutorial below
Glue in dried roots
Add some lichen and green orchid stems
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Tutorials
When you glue a structure with hot glue there are always a few stray strands of glue stuck all over the design. Blow it away with a hairdryer.
When you need to keep a tiny stem hydrated this is just what you need. If you can't find a suitable drinking straw... I also have an upgrade: tiny food grade pipe water tubes.
This is a great way to use all those bits of twigs and sticks in your design room to make a floral armature
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