Tutorials

Artificial snow can be very "chemical" and flowers deteriorate quickly when exposed to it. It also dissolves in water. I use candle wax as "snow"

Wire and fold a flat leaf to create a support to rest flowers on in a flat container

Manipulate leaves into a wired circle

Fashion a fall armature from leaves

Cut fall leaves to create continuous swirls

Wire is always sold in a roll and it can be very frustrating to try to remove bends, kinks and curls.

Pike a few (hundred!) autumn leaves to build up a hollow leaf armature

Melt and dip foliage to create chocolate leaves

Create a free moving autumn leaf screen

Cut and stain paperback books to make a pumpkin armature

Bend an glue a whisk inspired basket to display autumn leaves in.

If you want completely unblemished petals, purchase the Bird of Paradise flowers when the petals are still hidden in the spathe, and carefully coax it open. The flowers will not...