Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Slot together Monstera Twin Leaves to create a design gap
- 24 April 2024
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Match up the leaf fenestration (gaps or holes) in two Monstera leaves so that it can be slot together to overlap.
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The leaf stem needs to be manipulated to give it a sharp angle...
Be firm but careful when you bend the stem you don't want to snap your carefully chosen stem.
Book readers: turn to page 284 where I show you how to manipulate stems.
For more information about my book: The Effortless Floral Craftsman
... but to get you started I have also linked a basic Tutorial about twig manipulation below this post.
Test the leaves to make sure it slots in together seamlessly...
Choose a small and shallow display container to keep the flower material hydrated.
Carefully lift the two monstera leaves and place it in the shallow container so that they stand upright.
Pour some water into the shallow display container to make sure all the floral material remains hydrated.
The tiny gap between the two leaves are perfect for giving support to a flower stem...
Simply wiggle the stem through the gap and it will remain perfectly upright.
... but you can also level up the design and add a small bundle of stems:
Gather a small bunch of Spring floral treasures...
Secure the bunch with florist (gutta percha) stem wrap tape.
Roll a tiny tape ball.
And place the tape ball into the stems...
The little ball keep the stems apart so that the tiny bunch stands upright on its own.
Design note: Give the stems a slight twist so that it spirals.
Slip the bundle through the gap in the monstera leaves...
And set the design back into the shallow container. Make sure all the stems are below the water line.
Finish off the design with a few dew drop crystals on the monstera leaves.
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