Glue soaked stems cheeky angled grid for those first autumn leaves (with a dye soak up tip)

Soak dried stems in the glue mixture. For my design I used both dried and green wisteria stems.

Make sure the stems are connected to another stem so that it is secure. The easiest way is to angle the stems so that they spiral around the bowl. Also I have another tip for you if you find the stems slip down and you struggle to keep it upright in this week's email.

Set the bowl aside to dry completely. Once dry wiggle the stems carefully and see if you need a few drops of glue here or there to secure any stems that are not glued in place.

Let the stem snipped grid slip down one side of the vase so that it curves at a cheeky angle but still cover the opening.

Slip the plant material through the grid so that the stems rest in the water.

... the great colour of the yellow and green monsterea leaves. To add a brighter than bright yellow streak to the flowers I placed them in a yellow dye so that the flower soaks up the pigments.

If you want more information on the how (and why) it is all explained in my book on page 71 where I talk about using the creative potential discovered when conditioning your flowers. But to get you started I have also added a bonus tip to the email I send out every Wednesday. The subscribe button is below this post.

And add in a few dew drop crystals.

See the Tutorial below for how I add the crystals without damaging or disturbing the delicate plant material.