My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Driftwood on Stilts

Drill a hole in driftwood.

Drill a hole in driftwood.

Glue a willow twig with a fork in it into the driftwood hole.

Glue a willow twig with a fork in it into the driftwood hole.

Drill another hole in the driftwood.

Drill another hole in the driftwood on the opposite side for the second stilt.

Fit the last stilt

Fit the last stilt.

The fork in the willow twigs create a stable leg for the driftwood to stand on.

The forks in the willow twigs create a stable leg for the driftwood to stand on.

Press the spikes into the wood.

I also drilled tiny holes all along the top of the driftwood for my Spiked wire test tube catchers. See Tutorials below

Bend the wire spikes.

Upright wire spikes ready to design with

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Tutorials

5 September 2012 Spiked Wire test tube catchers

Create a spiral to catch a test tube

Related Designs

5 September 2012 Just Right! Floral Art demonstration: Just Right!

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

2 September 2015 Happy Dance

Split a few bamboo sections to create a happy water source for miniature orchids

30 March 2016 A Point of Support

My contemporary floral art design demonstrated at the Canada Blooms flower show in Toronto.