Folded leaf nest

5 October 2016
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Wipe the mini Monstera leaves clean and fold the lobe over to create a tube. The sinus of the leaf creates a cavity for the succulents to peep out of.

Secure the lobes with a small drop of floral glue

Place the stem ends in a water tube to keep the leaf hydrated

Slip the one stem into the next so that both the water tubes are inside the leaf tubes

Wiggle the leaves so that they nestle into each other creating a tube

Nestle in another leaf from both sides

Creating a long leaf nest

Nestle the twig nest on the twig tangle

See the Tutorial below for more detailed instructions on how I made the twig tangles for the design demonstration

Slip the succulents between the lobes to cover the water tubes

Secure the leaf nest to the twig tangle with a hot glue web

See the Tutorial below for more detailed instructions on how to create a hot glue web

Spin the hot glue around the leaf nest to secure it in place on the armature and keep the flower material in the cavity

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Tutorials

21 September 2016

"I found it this way" demonstration Floral art Structures: Twig Tangles

For my "I found it this way" Floral Art demonstration at The Capilano Flower Arranging club, I began all four of my designs with basic armatures made of Twig Tangles and we discussed the importance of a stable structure as a foundation to a structural design. The twig tangles create a basic armature for the designs to be suspended from. Each design is crafted that it almost looks like a foraged or ‘found” natural object

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Fold over a tropical leaf cocoon

Fold and glue a Monstera deliciosa (delicious monster) leaf

28 March 2011

Spinning a Hot Glue Spider Web or silk for a Floral Cocoon

How to spin (and remove) hot glue spider web or floral cocoon

6 September 2011

Autumn leaf Roses

I used to make baskets full of these when I was a little girl. We had a big Acasia thorn tree and I used to spear my “roses” onto the tree pretending I was the fairy responsible for bringing blossoms.