My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Measure the height of a table design from elbow to duck beak.

Measure the height of a table design from elbow to duck beak

Rest your elbow on the table and make a duck beak. Each design should be just shorter than the duck. Thats low enough for seated guests to look over and just high enough to be noticed.

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Related Designs

15 December 2011 Rocking around Three Candle Trees

Wire spirals twisted around candles to make small Christmas trees for the Christmas Eve dinner table

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