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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Zig-Zag leaf flower frog

Wash and dry a few flat leaves. With a sharp knife, shave the middle vain down

Don't cut through the leaf only shave the hard bit away

Cut away the stem.

Spread floral glue down the length of the leaf.

Glue a wire down the length of the leaf

Fold the leaf over and press flat to secure the glue

Add another leaf, letting it overlap slightly

Start to bend the leaf in a zig-zag pattern

Work your way down the leaf garland

Set the leaf garland in a shallow container

Pour in water and add flowers

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Tutorials
Spiral twig frog
22 May 2012
Spiral twig frog

Multiple tiny twigs create a flower frog to keep the delicate buds and leaves in the exact spot you want.
Ladder-frog
31 July 2013
Ladder-frog

Lash the orchid stems together to create a ladder for the flower to rest on.
Wire and bend foliage
15 February 2012
Wire and bend foliage

Wire and bend foliage in any shape
Wired Foliage Circles
20 November 2013
Wired Foliage Circles

Manipulate leaves into a wired circle
Coil wire and grass to create a spring frog
1 February 2017
Coil wire and grass to create a spring frog

Twirl and wrap wire and lily grass around a dowel stick to create a spring frog
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Dream, Job
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Dream, Job

Create a grid to rest some plant material so that it floats and some with their stems to rest in the water below
Not yet Spring, Spring but a spring
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Not yet Spring, Spring but a spring

Coil wire and grass to create a spring
Sprout
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Sprout

A sneaky way to condition new growth to add into your Spring design
'Twas right before Christmas
27 November 2013
'Twas right before Christmas

Fold leaves to create a support to float orchids on