Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Standing a water tube at an angle in lumber
- 30 August 2017
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Place the flower in a water tube. Make sure the tube is sturdy enough not to bend or break carrying weight
Cut the lumber so that the hole is to one side and at an angle. You can, of course, also drill a hole in the wood.
I wanted my Zantedeschia to float above the lumber to show off the delicate grass snippets so I measured the stem accordingly. Make sure the proportion of the stem suits the length of the lumber.
Place the tube in the hole
Glue in the grass snippets
To extend all the way up the elegant flower stem
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