Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Leaf Swirls
- 6 November 2013
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Cut into the leaf from the tip.
Follow the shape of the leaf, spiralling in
Continue to cut the leaf smaller, follow the shape but do not cut through the edge.
Long continues leaf swirl ready to design with
Design note:
Gently wrap the leaf swirl around the wreath
Hook the inside (the bit you cut last, in the middle of the leaf) spiral around a twig and start to wrap
Keep adding leave swirls...
Overlap the swirls to secure the previous strand
Loosely wrap the swirls to leave space to nestle the fresh flowers in
Place the orchids in small test tubes and nestle them between the leaf swirls. The swirls dry beautifully
or set aside the leaf swirls to shrink and dry...
Before adding the flowers
See Tutorial below for more information on how to make tiny test tubes from drinking straws
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