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

14 February 2013
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Melt a small amount of candle wax. See Tutorial below

Cut the floral foam and smooth the surface to create the pebbles. Smooth only the top and sides of the pebbles and leave the resting surface flat. See Tutorial below

Dip the flat bottom of the pebble in the melted wax.

Let the floral foam pebble rest until it soaked up about a cm of wax

Let the floral foam pebble rest until it soaked up about a 1cm of wax

Rest the pebbles, wax side up to set. The wax will become hard

Fill a deep bowl with water. Float the floral foam pebbles on the water. Do not dunk. As the pebbles soak up the water it will start to sink. Once the heavy pebbles lie on the bottom of the bowl they are ready to design with

Each pebble will now have a water tight layer at the bottom.

Floral foam pebbles ready to design with

Place the floral foam pebbles in the container and add the fresh flower material. As the grey pebbles dry it will become lighter in colour. Pour a bit of water on the foam, where the stem is, to replenish the water