Tutorials

A Posy made of Gypsophila flowers can look flat. I use a dried Hydrangea or Agapanthus flower head as a flower frog to puff it out

For my design I wanted the wreath to look wind blown so I added a few loosely woven twigs into the weave. I also wanted to emphasize the autumn colours so I added a twirling...

Drape an acetate garland around the pumpkin, on the wires, to create a halo

Acetate is the clear plastic mostly used for packaging design. It is thicker than cellophane and holds its shape much better.

I glued wooden slats into a frame and then wove flax string to create the floral parasol

Splitting the chopsticks or a wooden branch, such as a willow twig creates a natural (and glue-less!) clamp.

Even long nose pliers without grooves still damage soft aluminum wire. Pad the pliers with a plaster.

The cage spirals to form a basket that wrap around the plump ripe berries (or you can slip in a flower) to hang as connections between the twigs.

Create an off-centre, slightly away from the pumpkin, lid with the stem section.

Cut the sepal from the fruit

Cut leaves and petals and roll a spiral blossom

I wanted my pumpkin to lift its head slightly so that it is easy to see the beautiful sepals inside. Making tiny legs also prevent the pumpkin from rolling.