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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Driftwood beavers lodge

Driftwood beavers lodge.

The driftwood acts as a frog to keep thin blades of grass, a long stem of orchids and wire neatly in place

Stack driftwood to rest on the bottles.

Stack driftwood to rest on the bottles. Glue each new piece of wood in place with epoxy glue. Make sure you do not glue the wood to the glass so that the entire driftwood stack can be removed in one piece.

Keep adding bits of wood.

Keep adding bits of wood. Each piece of wood should make contact with another piece at two places to be secure.

Vary the driftwood sizes to make it look natural

Add a few smaller pieces of driftwood. A variation in sizes will make the driftwood stack look more natural

Curve a few pieces of wood around the edge.

Curve a few pieces of wood around the edge to secure the stacked driftwood.

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Related Designs

21 August 2012 Just Right! Floral Art demonstration: Too Cold!

My first design in my demonstration at the BC Floral Art Society meeting

8 July 2020 Super Cute!

A simple placement of bud vases... with the tiniest of lemon coloured twist that makes them unusual.

17 August 2022 Branch Manager

Managed to find an utterly gorgeous branch... perfect contrast to the minimal orchids.

10 July 2024 Still wrapping my head around this one

Craft a haze of green around a log for a sweet pea swirl effect.