Placing orchids in test tubes

Orchids grow in long flower spikes. It is great to use the entire stem but sometimes you need shorter section. There is a trick to cutting the stems without leaving a visible...

When you need to keep a tiny stem hydrated this is just what you need.

Cymbidium, Boat Orchid

Phalaenopsis, Moth orchid

A Touchstone is something or even someone that you can rely on to evaluate the strength or worth of an idea or concept.

My bag was woven from re-purposed wire and recycled fishing line and tiny stems of growing sweet pea plants and orchids

This is a detailed look at my second Floral Fable demonstration design

Weave a grass pebble for the orchid to nestle in.

To commemorate Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee and the 20th Anniversary of Friends of Government House Gardens Society a Horticultural event was hosted in the gardens and...

A rosette of fall leaves to celebrate the beauty of autumn

This was the first two designs for my Floral Art and craft demonstration at The Capilano Flower Arranging club

This is my article that I wrote for the Bridal Design Issue of Canadian Florist Magazine

A barely there sisal Mad Hatter's floral hat

Weave a wreath to thread a dome for an Autumn leaf design

Wire and glue a twig armature

Weave and tie a decorative catcher to suspend flowers

Lash a few bamboo pieces together to create a scaffold armature

My article and woven ring basket design featured in the summer issue of DIY Weddings Magazine

Make a quick and easy twig disk armature

Thread cane through sticks to make a music inspired armature

Weave a single strand Spanish Moss spider web

Use a glue mixture to shape skeleton leaves into a lacy bowl

Glue pine needles into star shapes

Stack and glue twigs into a table top heart

Braid a twig blind armature

Weave a sphere armature to complement delicate oncidium orchiods

Tie a bundle of grass as a floral mechanic

My article and a floral cell phone re-charge station design featured in DIY Weddings Magazine

Bleached Gypsophila wreath with delicate autumn touches

Bend dried fall leaves to balance on the edge of a glass container

Stack and glue a Grass Pyramid Armature

Create a floral ceiling

Spiral grass to create a nest for the lady slipper orchids

Weave a canopy or parachute shaped armature for orchids to perch on

Macrame inspired handing seahorse vases

This was the second design I did in my "I found it this way" floral art demonstration

Fold a fine twig wreath in half to create a moon shaped armature

To celebrate the 6th year anniversary of My Creative Workbook I am looking at the most popular Tutorial I have done to date:

Suspend a wire chandelier design to twirl

An unusual mechanic for a tiny orchid design

Create a grid to rest some plant material so that it floats and some with their stems to rest in the water below

Tip a mortarboard inspired top at an angle for a glass design

Tape a grid at the edge of a container

For a softer autumn leaf pod turn the leaves so that the bright side faces in when making the pod.

A wire Christmas star with a secret plan to hide the twinkle

Create a subtle contrast by floating or anchoring some of your design elements.

Stack two vases to create a small gap at the side to keep a leaf upright

This week we look at the design featured in the Flower Guide Chapter at the very end of my book

Crafting caterpillars from blossoms

Urgh… my glass cake stand broke leaving me with a still beautiful, but now mismatched and extremely inspirational lid...

A relaxing summer design that spins gently in the wind

A perfectly imperfect wild willow wreath to display the first Autumn treasures of the year.

Fold and thread an autumn leaf armature for a thankful Thanksgiving design

Create a long lasting winter inspired floral design that looks like it is frozen in time.

Gently curve a shallow area with a leaf to showcase a gorgeous flower with a short stem in a water filled vase

Armatures are great (budget friendly) spacers for creating large floral designs without using an enormous amount of your resources.

Ooooh! Am I excited to show you this design. It is an ordinary fishbowl vase... balanced on it's side.

A fun design to create a spinning diamond frame using minimal plant material for maximum effect.

A closer look at my design at Canada Blooms and The Toronto Flower Show last week. The show was cancelled right after we staged the designs due to COVID-19 concerns.

Craft a bark platform to design on in a foxtail fern frond.

Deceptively simple. A design that relies on you working with not against what is already there.

Add design elements that serves a purpose for a minimal summer inspired floral design.

All natural design using the design elements as mechanics.

An all natural, zero waste design using only plant material.

A tiny budvase design that rearranges basic ingredients, such as a single leaf and an orchid to create a new design concept.

Hide an egg inside a interwoven nest for a dainty Easter decoration design.

Whipped up to be light in the Spring breeze wreath design.

Position foliage to create a smaller, shallow pond for your floral details to shelter in.

oh yes, a light an airy design showing off those very first autumn leaves.

A more than just a hint of Christmas tradition design... in a pre-Christmas design.

Managed to find an utterly gorgeous branch... perfect contrast to the minimal orchids.

When life hands you dyed flowers you make... well creatively speaking it turned out to be not such a bad thing after all!