Tutorials

Hairpin wire needle to pierce flowers.

Sometimes you want to keep flowers in tight bud for as long as possible to suit your design

Sometimes you need a pot or vase to look more natural or completely disappear in a design. The easiest way is to cover it with moss or natural growth medium.

This is a fast and easy way to hang test tubes in a design

Make test tubes look a bit less obvious and more natural by covering them with moss.

Every Autumn we see the beautiful Physalis pods everywhere but they are easy to dry and preserve to use year round.

Equisetum is hollow and jointed resembling miniature bamboo but it can be shaped into spirals by wiring the shoots

Make a lattice or grid cover for a basket by pressing sticks through the basket

Here is a trick to make sure your tulips will condition thoroughly

Sometimes tiny accessories can be too light to neatly place in a design and needs a bit of weight to stabilize it.

I made this log stack from cardboard covered with bark

Playdough is heavy, pliable, easy to mix, sticky, inexpensive and dries overnight. Perfect for floral art accessories!