Orchid Pot Et Fleur

Fancy a few pointers for an exquisite Orchid design with plenty of detailed ideas, well look no further…..  here’s what we did

Start by placing the Orchid plant in the Summer planter to the left hand side.  Take your brick of floral foam and cut it to fit it into the remaining space.  Allow the foam to stand ‘proud’ of the planter by about 0.5cm.

Soak the foam and then using a plastic Pinholder and Oasis Fix, secure the foam to the base of the planter.  For added stability use a couple of strips of Clear Pot Tape across the top of the foam onto the sides of the planter.

Now carefully remove the support sticks from the Orchid plant and using the Raspberry Bullion Wire, wind it around each of the sticks to decorate the whole length of the stick, then cut and secure the wire to itself, before replacing the sticks back in the Orchid pot. (more…)

 
Container:
Spring Grass Vase – Green

Our Elegant Orchid

Presentation Sundries:
Wire Wool 12m – Green

Silks:
1 Stem Ivy – Green

Workroom Sundries:
1x Wet Brick Floral Foam
Clear Pot Tape
12” Green Stub Wire 19swg

Fresh Flowers:
 
1 x Cymbidium Orchid
1 Stem Pink Phlox
1 stem Contorted Willow
1 Stem Green Chrysanthemums
2 Stems White Spray Carnations
3 x Purple Liatris
1 Stem Scimia, 

 Method:

Trim the foam brick to fit the glass container, secure in position with clear pot tape.  (more…)

With Valentine’s Day almost upon us we’ve decided to move away from tradition and opt for our own romantic creation, using Midelino sticks. Have a go and see what you can come up with.

Silk Flowers Used:
17128 – Pink Lilac
16399 – Cream Tulips
16396 – Lily of the Valley

Presentation Sundries:
17117 – Black Pearls on Wire
16071 – Blue Mist Butterflies on Wire
13884 – Black Metallic Wire
17257 – Black Midelino Sticks
13676 – Olive Coloured Moss

Ceramics:
16962 – Black Dallas 06.5

Workroom sundries:
10633 – Carbon Blade Scissors    �
15298 – Green Parafilm
10728 – Green 22swg wires 12”
10726 – Green 20swg wires 12”
17076 – Dry Foam Brick
10611 – Glue Gun

Method: (more…)

The Finished Article!

Items used:

13174 Design Ring
10397 Natural Moss
10726 12” 20swg Green Wire
17168 Glitter Bush
15383 Wire Leaf Stems-White
13643 Ivory Candle 280/100
13627 Ivory Candle 265/60
13632 Ivory Candle 165/60

Tools used:

10633 Scissors
13414 Wire Cutters
15298 Parafilm – Green

Method

Start by completely covering the foam with the moss. Tip: keep the (more…)

Here are four quick Christmas creates using our new seasonal stock: we thought we’d give you a few simple ideas how to personalise and make these containers a little more special.

 Bubble Bowl Centre Piece

Bubble Bowl Centre Piece

Items Used:
15984 Bubble Bowl 4.5”
13267 Pin holders
10620 Fix Adhesive Tack, Mini
17416 Candle Ring-Gold Berry & Pine H3

Method:
As you can see we’ve used a 4.5” Bubble Bowl and an Ivory Taper candle (Red Taper candles also look stunning in this arrangement.)First push a small plastic Pin Holder into a Gold Berry Candle Ring, and then secure this piece to the base of the bowl using a small piece of Fix Adhesive Tack. Place another small piece of Fix Adhesive Tack onto the bottom of the candle and then push the candle through the Candle Ring foliage onto the base of the Bubble Bowl. Ensure the candle sits upright. Voila this create is now complete.

Bubble Bowl Surprise

Our customers often ask us for new ideas to use with their regular stock: So we were pleased to discover that by placing a Kensington Posy Vase inside the 9.5” Bubble Bowl you can then add a different dimension to the Bowl.

We’ve used Crystal Accents to surround the Vase, but you could try using water (clear or coloured) or Marbles, Coloured Sand, Dew Drops etc. And of course the choice of flowers that you can use is endless!

Glass Vases Used: 9.5” Bubble Bowl, Kensington Posy Vase

Workroom items used: Green Stub Wire 12” x 20g wires, Green Parafilm, Scissors,

Presentation items used:  1x Packet Crystal Accents – Rose, Butterfly O/Wire – Pink, Butterfly O/Wire – Red

How to create :  Start by (more…)