Miltonia orchid and cherry plate

18 July 2018
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Place a small round plate as a spacer on a serving platter.

Place cherries all around the plate, stems facing up.

Fit the cherries in like a puzzle so that they cover the platter surface.

Turn the cherries so that the stems point up.

Remove the small round plate.

Leaving a perfectly round space to frame the orchids.

I wanted the orchids to rest slightly away from the surface and at an angle so I glued in two water tubes.

I made the tubes from drinking straws. See the Tutorial below for more detailed instructions on how to make water tubes.

Place the orchids into the design.

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