T-connect twigs to shadow a design

I wanted my beads to softly float above my snowball posy. If I glued the beads to some of the flowers it would just disappear in the mass of twigs and flowers.

Cut a few willow twigs to split to create legs for the armature

Hana-Kubari is an Ikebana flower mechanic. Only natural materials such as pebbles, sticks and branches can be seen to support the flowers. Traditionally no twine or wire, nails,...

Splitting the chopsticks or a wooden branch, such as a willow twig creates a natural (and glue-less!) clamp.

Tie twigs to shape a hanging armature

Hana-Kubari twig armature

Glue a bit of grass snippets to suspend over the design

Some designs really do just make themselves. I received this tiny vase for Christmas from Marius (thank you, Marius!) and while cleaning out my design room I found this little...

Create a minimal design with a few leaves to keep is all upright.

A Merry Christmas Twig Snowflake

Stand tulips upright in a shallow container with a suspended twig armature.

This is the third of my Christmas 2021 series of designs. This year in the form of a mini workshop… my Christmas present to you. Craft the easiest copper bells to hang in a...

It's Tulip Season! Perfect for that "it's still winter ... but is that something green I see...?" mood designs.

Ever wonder how I decide what I share with you? A fun design ticking all the boxes.

Glue snippets of grass into a double layer sphere to create a sheltered floral globe.

Design 2: Up-cycle drinking straws to make tiny test tubes to hold the orchids on my willow twig blind.

A floral design snapshot of what it looks like when walking down the streets of Vancouver this week.

I designed my posy to be light and feathery but also earthly, like a fresh snowball gathered from a forest floor.

Traditional Hana-Kubari flower mechanic

Freestanding willow twig armature design

Split a few bamboo sections to create a happy water source for miniature orchids