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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Fluff cotton wool for snow

Cotton balls can be unrolled and fluffed to create long garlands of "snow"

Gently unroll the cotton ball

Gently unroll the cotton ball

Each ball is actually one long strip of cotton

Each ball is actually one long strip of cotton

Strip of cotton

If you look at the strip of cotton you will notice that it is made up of fibers laying in one direction.

Tear up the strip following this grain

Tear up the strip following this grain

Cotton wool fluff

Fluff the cotton wool gently until you have an even and thin layer

Fluffy cotton wool snow

Fluffy cotton wool snow

Soften the twig lines with cotton wool fluff

Soften the twig lines with cotton wool fluff

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