Tutorials

3 April 2013 Twin Leaf Weave

Weave two palm leaves together to create a floral grid

27 March 2013 Bird's Nest Lattice

Cherry stems and ripped flax makes a perfect natural lattice to suspend floral material from

23 March 2013 Rolling leaf tubes

Roll foliage to create tubes

20 March 2013 Magnetic Twig Foundation for a handbag corsage

A twig platform for a handbag corsage that wont damage the bag

20 March 2013 Fold a Palm Cross

This is a traditional Palm Sunday or Easter craft

13 March 2013 Grass shelter for a glass bubble vase

Weave a shelter around a glass vase

13 March 2013 Clover Knot

Fold a Shamrock or Clover knot for St. Patrick's Day

6 March 2013 Radiating twig and wool collared Bridal Bouquet

Use wool and twigs to create a bridal bouquet

27 February 2013 Ripped Foliage Mesh

Create a delicate mesh over the design

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...

14 February 2013 Petal Hearts

Cover heart shapes with petals

14 February 2013 Sealing floral foam shapes with candle wax to make them water tight

A thin layer of melted wax creates a watertight layer for floral foam