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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Stripping bark from willow sticks

Cut a line down the length of the willow stick with a very sharp knife. make sure to only cut the bark and not damage the wood..

Lift the bark with a cuticle pusher

Gently loosen the bark from the wood

Peel the bark from the wood.

Leaving the beautiful wood exposed

As an alternative cut away sections of bark and only strip those places to expose the wood

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