This armature is actually made of four times as many leaves as what it looks like to create a hinge to fan the entire leaf-tube open yet keep it's shape.

Fold and thread an autumn leaf armature for a thankful Thanksgiving design

Adding tension to a design with a grass frame and collar.

Zig-zag grass details add a bit of tension to the design

Thread grass into flexi grass to create a spinner that gently turns in the wind.

A relaxing summer design that spins gently in the wind

This week I am so excited to share my article and design that was published in the recent issue of the Floral Art Society of New Zealand's Academy Magazine for NZ qualified...

I would definitely describe my own personal style as minimalist classic... but with an edgy twist.

A bit of a planned-messy woven basket that is sturdy enough to carry small items.

My article and grass wedding basket design.

Craft a delicate bridal basket from twigs and tulle.

My article and winter white Tulle bridal basket design featured in DIY Weddings Magazine.

Gently pull the tinsel over a blade to curl

Glue twigs into a snowflake twig armature for Christmas trimmings.

A Merry Christmas Twig Snowflake

Secure two lichen covered branched to rest around the neck of a curvy vase.

The third design I did for my book launch demonstration looking at aspects that influences my effortless style of designing.

Craft a slightly off center wreath from dried vines and grasses for Phalaenopsis orchids.

Craft an almost Autumn armature from dried sweet pea vines

Tie a bundle of lily grass in a bundle to offer support for your flowers.

Tie a bundle of grass to support your floral details

Line up a few pussy willow twigs for a hanging armature

A wide gap nearly basket for nearly spring

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

Sometimes the best way to hide something in your design is right in the open

Use a cardboard shape to craft a simple wire Christmas star

A wire Christmas star with a secret plan to hide the twinkle

Grow Dracaena plants in water for the roots

Glue thin tissue paper layers to a pumpkin to create a shape to design with

For a softer autumn leaf pod turn the leaves so that the bright side faces in when making the pod.

Inspired by Hath panjas or Indian hand jewelry an easy and comfortable alternative to a corsage

My article and body flowers design featured in DIY Weddings Magazine

Tape a grid at the edge of a container

Glue the twigs in a container to easily follow the round shape

Glue a bunch of twigs inside a container to create a round stack

Criss-cross corset style connect the gaps in a Monstera deliciosa leaf

A radiating twig design

My article and Bamboo Lantern design featured in DIY Weddings Magazine

Create a grid to rest some plant material so that it floats and some with their stems to rest in the water below

Looking at how we emulate nature’s best biological ideas to solve our modern day design problems.

A design demonstration and workshop at the Floral Trends Design group in South Africa exploring how we emulate nature’s best biological ideas to solve our modern day design...

To celebrate the 6th year anniversary of My Creative Workbook I am looking at the most popular Tutorial I have done to date:

Create twig steps to display the orchids

A fragile looking heart made from twigs that can hold a lot of orchids

Coil wire and grass to create a spring

Weave a canopy or parachute shaped armature for orchids to perch on

Glue reeds on a wire frame to create a dimensional armature to suspend orchids in

Weave a reed cradle to suspend orchids from

Glue a fantasy forest from Popsicle sticks, grape vine tendrils and willow tips

Petroleum jelly is both waterproof and not water soluble it creates a waterproof barrier to keep the water from leaking out of the vials when you hang it upside down. In fact,...

Create a floral ceiling

Freestanding willow twig armature design

A closer look at my design at the 20th anniversary of Canada Blooms and The Toronto Flower Show

My article and a floral parasol design featured in DIY Weddings Magazine

Stack and glue a Grass Pyramid Armature

My article and a floral panel design featured in DIY Weddings Magazine

A dried Baby's breath and fresh orchid wreath

wrap and glue a ring armature to create a decorative wreath

Split bamboo stems to create a water source for dancing orchids

Glue a few twigs into a disk armature

My article and twig boutonniere design featured in the Winter issue of <strong>DIY Weddings Magazine </strong>

My Twig Bridal Basket design and Tutorial featured in the Extraordinary Wedding Flowers issue of the <strong> New Zealand Floral Design Magazine</strong>

My article and lace fine wreath design featured in the Autumn issue of <strong>DIY Weddings Magazine</strong>

Loosely weave blades of grass together

Weaving foliage to create a lush water scene

Thread cane through sticks to make a music inspired armature

Make a quick and easy twig disk armature

My article and woven ring basket design featured in the summer issue of <strong>DIY Weddings Magazine</strong>

Lash a few bamboo pieces together to create a scaffold armature

Weave and tie a decorative catcher to suspend flowers

Create a natural, swinging test tube holder to keep flowers hydrated

Rip foliage to sprinkle as a light as air flower frog

Delicate ballet slippers from the first Autumn leaves

A barely there sisal Mad Hatter's floral hat

A tiny orchid stem ladder keeps the orchid suspended just above the water line

Create an armature design outside the vase

Glue a sisal bubble for a few delicate flowers to rest in

Weave a nest for an Easter design

My article looking at contrasts and 6 winter lantern designs featured in the DIY Wedding Magazine

My first design in my demonstration at the BC Floral Art Society meeting

My demonstration looked at ways to use mud to enhance floral art.

To commemorate Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee and the 20th Anniversary of Friends of Government House Gardens Society a Horticultural event was hosted in the gardens and...

I used wire, fishing line (mono-filament) and Phalaenopsis orchid roots to make a messy lace Christmas stocking and dressed the stocking with frost green Cymbidium orchids

Cut the Phalaenopsis orchid with a bit of green stem attached. This will make them last longer.

Flowers naturally float and you will need some kind of sinker to keep them suspended under water.

Freely translated it means Each Moment, Only Once. It is a saying associated with Japanese tea ceremonies.

A Touchstone is something or even someone that you can rely on to evaluate the strength or worth of an idea or concept.

Pleats are accordion like folds of equal width in alternating opposite directions in any kind of fabric. I absolutely love the tight buds of Allium and they represent the...

Kyogi Paper and Phalaenopsis Orchids Blown Away in the wind

Floral Sushi Dinner, for two

After our second Canada visit in 2009 I did a demonstration entitled "Canada" at the Durbanville Flower Club in South Africa

A look at the Old and New of Floral art

My bag was woven from re-purposed wire and recycled fishing line and tiny stems of growing sweet pea plants and orchids

So much goes into one stage design that I thought it would be worthwhile to break up the design elements and explore each in more detail.

When I demonstrate I focus on sharing the art of contemporary floral design, as I see it.

How to condition Orchids to use as plants in an arrangement without placing the roots in a growth medium

I wanted my design to feature mostly growing plants- creating a natural display on the supernatural wreath.

Flax leaves are ripped with a kenzan and wrapped with copper wire and small blue beads to create a rope to weave into a delicate spider web.