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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

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

This is the first design I did 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

The twig tangles create a basic armature for the designs to be suspended from. Each design is crafted in such a way that it almost looks like a foraged or "found" natural object

Make sure that your basic structure is as stable as possible so that you need not adjust the design as you go along.

The best way to do this is to balance your armature on three legs...

... and only when it is completely secure, add more twigs to create more stability and strength.

Twist the wire around the twigs in a figure eight to secure

Armatures for the demonstration:

The first design: Spiderweb

Spider web twig tangle

The second design: Wasp nest

Wasp nest:

Third design: Leaf nests twig tangle

Leaf nest twig tangle

The fourth design: Bird nest

Bird nest twig tangle

For more detailed instructions on how to design a three legged armature see the Tutorial below

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