Today I'll be
Today I'll be
Silhouette design using glasses filled with water
All in the same boat
All in the same boat
In the Bag
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In the Bag
My bag was woven from re-purposed wire and recycled fishing line and tiny stems of growing sweet pea plants and orchids
Harnessing the Wind
Harnessing the Wind
Forest Experience
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Forest Experience
This was a Flower Fantasy Competition Design staged by the Helderberg Flower Club, Western Cape Association of Flower Arrangers
Intimate Dinner For Two- Table Setting Competition Class
Intimate Dinner For Two- Table Setting Competition Class
Floral Sushi Dinner, for two
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"On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me... two turtle doves"
Flax Christmas tree "cake" for the Floral Trends Design Group end of the year function.
Oh, What Twisted Tales We Weave
Oh, What Twisted Tales We Weave
"What Twisted Tales We Weave" design 2010 Floral Trends Design Group, South Africa.
Glass
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Glass
A small pane of glass connects the top and the bottom of the design
Kitchen Garden
Kitchen Garden
Kitchen Garden Design. South African Horticultural Society Show 2009
Veiled Sunshine:50th Anniversary of the South African Orchid Society at the Cape Town Convention Centre.
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Veiled Sunshine:50th Anniversary of the South African Orchid Society at the Cape Town Convention Centre.
Bright and sunny cymbidium orchids and roses, lilies, lisianthus and pincushions
Simplicity
Simplicity
Durbanville FlowerClub Arrangement: Chincherinchee on a wire spiral
Feeling Funky
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Feeling Funky
I wove vine wreaths to form a pyramid, one just slightly larger than the next. In the natural cavities between the wreaths I placed the roses and lisianthus in plastic covered Oasis
Vanilla
Vanilla
Vanilla Design for the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa
Large Open Weave Twig Basket
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Large Open Weave Twig Basket
Easter Basket used in the Durbanville Flower Club Easter Parade Demonstration
Weaving with Flax
Weaving with Flax
Here are a few more examples of woven flax. I also use Typha, palm, iris leaves, Kyogi paper, boat orchid leaves and aspidistra to weave with.
Butterfly Net
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Butterfly Net
Create a Butterfly Net to suit your design "personality"
Floral Carpet
Floral Carpet
Durbanville Flower Club: Nature's Treasures, A Floral Art Exhibition at D'Ville Shopping Center Durbanville, Western Cape, South Africa
Flower Festival, Methodist Church Hall, Durbanville, South Africa: Two are better than one
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Flower Festival, Methodist Church Hall, Durbanville, South Africa: Two are better than one
Two are better than one
Flower Festival, Methodist Church Hall, Durbanville, South Africa: Floral Kneelers
Flower Festival, Methodist Church Hall, Durbanville, South Africa: Floral Kneelers
As a club we always include one group project in large Flower Festivals.
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"A New Age" Child's Midnight Meander (Avatar)
A New Age Child's Midnight Meander
its a wrap!
its a wrap!
Banana leaves used to wrap flowers instead of Tissue paper or Cellophane
One Singular Sensation
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One Singular Sensation
Three Lilies plaited to create a sensational, singular flower "growing" out of a Equisetum dome filled with Rainbow Oasis pebbles.
Flower Festival:  Methodist Church Hall, Durbanville, South Africa
Flower Festival: Methodist Church Hall, Durbanville, South Africa
Six wall designs staged for the Durbanville Flower Club Flower Festival.

About me

This is my ongoing creative workbook to research and capture design projects and techniques. You will mostly find ideas for floral art but I will also include some other projects such as gift packaging, cards and even cake decorating with a few lifestyle projects arranged in between.

Everything you see in this workbook was designed, made and photographed by me, unless specific credit is given to another designer.

Getting Creative with Boutstix Magnet Stix: Succulent and Air Plant Boutonniere ...

Hana , Kubari and Kenzan . Watch them as they follow your mouse hoping you will feed them by clicking the surface of the water.
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