Wisteria Vine Wreath Armature

Wisteria Wreath Vine

Weave tiny vine wreaths on the leave stems of a stripped Wisteria vine

Stripping foliage from weaving stems

Remove foliage from stems to weave with

Weaving a twig wreath

For my design I wanted the wreath to look wind blown so I added a few loosely woven twigs into the weave. I also wanted to emphasize the autumn colours so I added a twirling copper wire into the weave

Willow Heart Wand

Clematis Vine Swing

Weave a delicate nest for a small spring design.

Manipulating stems: Snapping at an angle, Bending, Spiraling, Curling and Straightening

Most stems, twigs and even sturdier branches can be bend into shapes. It takes practice and more than a bit of patience. The main idea is to slowly manipulate the branch without breaking it.

Chain link wreath weaving

Weave a few small wreaths to connect

Tendril vine Wreath Pumpkin

Reshape a vine wreath into smaller wreaths to combine as a pumpkin

Craft a Spring basket from a wreath

A wide gap nearly basket for nearly spring

Straight up and down icicle, clematis vine and huckleberry twig double vase winter display

Give an old mechanic a contemporary twist for creating light and airy flower displays.

Four wreath harvest basket that looks like it grew that way… because now some of it still is!

Harvest some cuttings to root in a wild and overgrown floral design.

Use the pull tab of a can to keep your floral details in place

Love anchovies cans. And if you fold over the pull tab just so it is perfect for keeping even longer stem flowers upright.

Tangle a wild wide web of Jasmine vine to suspend your flowers

My summer design strategy: the warmer the weather the deeper the water. A vine frog is just the thing!

Using European OASIS floral glue to secure floral details… yes! It makes a difference

Securing the most delicate of design details successfully has a lot to do with what glue you use. But what glue is even more complicated than just brand.

Over the edge flower, floral support

Hook the calla lilies over the edge of a vase to create a support for your taller floral details.

Submerged vine wreath armature to beat the summer heat

Water... lots of water- that is the answer to designing flower arrangements that survive the summer heat.

A radiating, gradient carnation design in a shallow container

A bit of Kenzan support for a floating shallow container design

Upside down and on it’s side glass display that plays with natural balance

Utilizing those not so obvious characteristics of your design details to make a minimal clear glass summer floral design.

Balancing a fishbowl vase on its side for a floating design

Give new life to an old vase by turning and balancing it on it's side. It's actually easier than it looks... and it looks super impressive!

Bubble raft to float flowers

Flowers naturally float in water. They just don’t always naturally float on water. For that they sometimes need a bit of help.

Love Spell

Weave willow to create a heart shaped wand design

Swing Vine

Weave a delicate vine swing to nestle a small vase with spring flowers in

Link

weave a few wreaths to link

As tendrils tend to do

Curl a wreath with tendrils to create a twig-pumpkin

Bring some Spring

Just like the weather is only hinting at spring, so is this design only hinting at being a basket

Alrighty then

A fragrant spring display... but make it still look like winter

Haerfest

Rooting clematis cuttings in a harvest wreath basket

Canned right after harvest

Pull tab support for "canned" Calla lilies and bunny-tail grass.

here… from … my little corner… of the world wide web

Weave a web of jasmine vine to support orchid stems

You Say Tomato I Say Tomato

Tiny tomato vine design to celebrate Summer.

Creative Direction

Hang the arum lilies from the edge of a container to support all the other floral details.

It’s up there

Whether it’s a solid foot for floating flowers, the tips of new growth or the curve of a dried twig your design needs help to stay upright.

A lesson in letting be

Deceptively simple. A design that relies on you working with not against what is already there.

All Aboard!

Ooooh! Am I excited to show you this design. It is an ordinary fishbowl vase... balanced on it's side.

Wreath Vine Season!

Weave tiny wreaths on the stems of Wisteria vines

Zantedeschia

Calla lilies in my Direct Contrast design for the Floral Trends Design Group