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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Hanging fruit, berries or chillies to create a dangling garland

I used the same technique as what I used to create beaded wire to hang these berries. See the Tutorial below for more detailed instructions.
I absolutely love the flat wire that I unravel from a pot scrubber to create garlands with. It just "bites" better than the other wires. See the Tutorial below for more detail instructions.

Wrap the wire three times around the stem and twist it twice to secure

Wrap the wire three times around the stem and twist it twice to secure

Wrap the next stem and twist to secure

Wrap the next stem and twist to secure

Wrap and twist the next stem

Wrap and twist the next stem... and the next...

Continue to wrap and twist stems to create the garland

Continue to wrap and twist stems to create the garland

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Tutorials

Unravel wire from a copper pot scrubber
5 May 2011 Unravel wire from a copper pot scrubber

Up-cycle a pot scrubber to get a huge roll of very pretty copper wire

Beaded wire
14 January 2011 Beaded wire

Thread thin wire with tiny beads

Twig Chain Garlands
23 July 2014 Twig Chain Garlands

Knot stems into decorative swinging chains

Twig garland
2 October 2013 Twig garland

Add a dangling garland of twigs to the design

Patina Copper
24 November 2021 Patina Copper

The colour and the effect will vary due to application, temperature and humidity.

Related Designs

Mud Proverbs
5 April 2011 Mud Proverbs

I prefer not to drape fabric over or hide my designs behind a screen before a demonstration. Instead I create a "diversion" that will capture the audience's interest.