Weave a Ceropegia Woodii Vine grid to catch your flowers

Measure the vines so that you can secure it to the rim of the vase with the tiniest drop of floral glue behind a heart shaped leaf.

Design note: Measure the vine so that the cut end can comfortable reach into the container (to root the vine- it is a succulent and can be designed with without water if you prefer but I like to propagate my vines by placing it in water) and the new growth tip extending beyond the vase so that it can be visible.

Space out the vines to create a neat grid.

Next step is to start weaving. Now if you know the Ceropegia Woodii vines you know that they are really fond of each other making it impossible to keep the vines apart. It is more difficult to weave than you think- especially without damaging the leaves. Head on over to your notification email... this week I share a tip for you on how to weave with vines. To make sure you receive advance notice of when the new design is up... and your exclusive, design specific tip join the conversation by signing up. The instructions are below this post.

Secure the vine to the vase. You have to be mindful of how you space out the vine. You need two anchor leaves at both ends. You need the cut end and new growth tip to be at the right spots and the leaves to be delicately catching on the vertical vines... where possible. And you need all this to stretch just enough to be able to carry the weight of the flowers. That is a lot to ask from such a delicate vine!

Design note: I have a tip for you in this week's newsletter on how to support the vine- just to give it some extra help.

Create a natural looking edge by curving the new growth tips into the design and letting it drape elegantly over the edge and the grid.

Arrange the flowers to rest on the grid.

Finish the design with a few sparkling dew drop crystals. There is a Tutorial below for how I use a pin to set the crystals without damaging delicate plant material.