Tutorials

14 May 2014 Perking up roses (Please... don't ever do this, anywhere but at home, and only for yourself!)

This trick works really well, but it is a temporary fix to extend the life of drooping roses and is not a substitute for good quality fresh flowers. It is great to know this...

9 May 2014 See-through sisal basket

Glue a very light flower girl basket from sisal

7 May 2014 Secure a pliable stem accross a design

I wanted my Lily of the Valley stem to lean across the design, and simply tied it with grass.

7 May 2014 Rethinking the traditional Komiwara technique

Komiwara is a classic and traditional Ikebana technique used in a Rikka design. Designers would usually bundle straw to keep the flowers in place.

30 April 2014 Scattered grass armature

An grass armature that looks scattered but is actually very secure

23 April 2014 Flower catcher

Keep a flower suspended just above water with palm leaves

9 April 2014 Twig test tube swing

Hang test tubes so that they gently swing in a design.

2 April 2014 Turning the sellotape over the vase trick up-side-down for a sticky side out frog

Tape a grid over a vase to keep the floral details in place

26 March 2014 Foliage doughnut corsage with a hidden Boutstix Floral Magnet

Wrap a foliage circle to9 create a base for a magnetized corsage

12 March 2014 Grass tunnel that stays just so

Snip, roll and glue a few blades of grass to create a design feature

5 March 2014 Wire headband for a floral tiara

Cut and bend flat wire (or any other wire you choose) into a “U” shape to follow the shape of your head. Similar to an Alice band

5 March 2014 Using floral glue to secure succulents

Easy and fast way to include succulents in designs