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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Using floral glue to secure succulents

See the Tutorial below for more details on how the harvest and prepare succulents

Cut the stem away to create a flat surface

Cut the stem away to create a flush (flat) surface

Set the succulent aside for the wound to dry slightly

Seal the wound with flower glue

Seal the wound with flower glue

Add a bit of glue to the headband and set aside for the glue to become tacky

Add a bit of glue to the headband (or wherever you want to stick the succulent) and set aside for the glue to become tacky

Simply place succulent after succulent on the headband adding glue as you go along

Simply place succulent after succulent on the headband adding glue as you go along

Carefully add more succulents to cover the surface

Carefully add more succulents to cover the surface

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Tutorials

5 March 2014 Harvesting succulents

Severing the rosette to design with

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