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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Miltonia orchid and cherry plate

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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Tutorials
Drinking straw "test tubes"
4 January 2011
Drinking straw "test tubes"

When you need to keep a tiny stem hydrated this is just what you need.
Twig Chain Garlands
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Twig Chain Garlands

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Manipulating stems: Snapping at an angle, Bending, Spiraling, Curling and Straightening
19 February 2013
Manipulating stems: Snapping at an angle, Bending, Spiraling, Curling and Straightening

Most stems, twigs and even sturdier branches can be bend into shapes. It takes practice and more than a bit of patience. The main idea is to slowly manipulate the branch without breaking it.
Cherry stem Masquerade Masque
31 July 2012
Cherry stem Masquerade Masque

Glue cherry stems to create a mask
Delicate twig and rosary vine garland
31 July 2012
Delicate twig and rosary vine garland

Spiral stems around a Ceropegia woodii or Rosary vine.
Twig cocoon
16 August 2011
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Cherry twig frame for my cocoon design
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