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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Miltonia orchid and cherry plate

Place a small round plate as a spacer on a serving platter.

Place a small round plate as a spacer on a serving platter.

Place cherries all around the plate, stems facing up.

Place cherries all around the plate, stems facing up.

Fit the cherries in like a puzzle so that they cover the platter surface.

Fit the cherries in like a puzzle so that they cover the platter surface.

Turn the cherries so that the stems point up.

Turn the cherries so that the stems point up.

Remove the small round plate.

Remove the small round plate.

Leaving a perfectly round space to frame the orchids.

Leaving a perfectly round space to frame the orchids.

I wanted the orchids to rest slightly away from the surface and at an angle so I glued in two water tubes.

I wanted the orchids to rest slightly away from the surface and at an angle so I glued in two water tubes.

I made the tubes from drinking straws. See the Tutorial below for more detailed instructions on how to make water tubes.

Place the orchids into the design.

Place the orchids into the design.

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Tutorials

4 January 2011 Drinking straw "test tubes"

When you need to keep a tiny stem hydrated this is just what you need.

23 July 2014 Twig Chain Garlands

Knot stems into decorative swinging chains

19 February 2013 Manipulating stems: Snapping at an angle, Bending, Spiraling, Curling and Straightening

Most stems, twigs and even sturdier branches can be bend into shapes. It takes practice and more than a bit of patience. The main idea is to slowly manipulate the branch without...

31 July 2012 Cherry stem Masquerade Masque

Glue cherry stems to create a mask

31 July 2012 Delicate twig and rosary vine garland

Spiral stems around a Ceropegia woodii or Rosary vine.

16 August 2011 Twig cocoon

Cherry twig frame for my cocoon design

Related Designs

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Deep cherry red Miltonia orchid in a platter of cherries

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Knot small stems into decorative chain garlands

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Delicate cherry twig, rosary vine and oncidium orchid enchanted forest masquerade masque.

16 August 2011 Cherry twig cocoon

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