Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Snippet grid
- 30 May 2018
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Cut away the harder stem ends of lily grass.
Place the snippets on a flat working surface. Start to connect the snippets with a small drop of floral glue.
For a secure armature each blade of grass needs to connect with another blade of grass at at least three places.
Glue the snippets into a circle.
Slowly build up the shape.
Wiggle the snippet shape to make sure it is secure. Add more grass snippets where needed.
Set the grass snippet grid on a shallow container and fill it with water.
Cut the flower stems short and set it in the water the grass grid will keep it in place.
Add a few curving blades of grass.
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