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. | Traditional Long lasting Table design What do you do when you are going to be away from home for 6 weeks, strangers are living in your home as you are part of an international home exchange, and you just have to have flowers in the ensuite bathroom to welcome your guests? |
.  | I first rummaged through my "treasures" and found some pumice given to all attendees of the Tauranga AGM of New Zealand's FASNZ, some potpourri and shells from days collecting at the beach. |
 | A favourite hand blown glass bowl, oasis fix , a green container a plant had come home in and dry floral foam got me started. The oasis fix secured the green bowl to the bottom of the glass bowl, dry foam was inside the green bowl, and the pumice, potpourri and shells filled in the gaps between the two bowls. |
 | A second block of dry foam was put on to top of the block in the green bowl, and a skewer poked down from one to other to hold the top block in place.This made the block well over the rim of the glass bowl. The skewer was then cut off level with the foam |
| .  | Three dried red hot poker stems were then pushed deep into the dry foam to give the design height. I had climbed a fence to get these when I first spotted them on a highway as I loved the way they had curved.It pays to keep a pair of secateurs in the glovebox of the car just for this purpose! I dried them by hanging them in a dry place til I found a use for them ...very scientific! |  I has a spray of unidentified silk flowers which I then chopped in half. The bigger flowers went into the centre of the design, and the top smaller buds trailed off to one side.The others from the spray were poked into the back of the design to give it depth. |
 | To give the design rhythm, and a line, I then added pohutukawa aerial roots I had also collected in my 'treasure' pile. They have a red tinge and work with the pokers and red potpourri well.Reeds would work just as well. Using floral pins, I clipped the roots along the front of the floral foam in a loop, then took a second bunch and pinned that to the right of the design so it looked as if the roots travelled right through the design.Three poker stalks were also inserted beside the main stems to continue the vertical lines in contrast to the flowing roots and round flowers. |
 |  Any exposed foam was covered with potpourri pinned into the foam. |  |
Variations to try:
| Using exactly the same materials you can try other styles and totally change the look of your design. |  |
 Flowers, Flowers, Inspired Arrangements for All Occasions" This is the book that started my inspiration for the design above. Every time I open it I get more ideas, new ideas, and just have to try them out! More... |  Paula's latest book,"An explosion of intense color mixes are accompanied by unique flower arranging recipes that include quantities as well as exact floral ingredients and methods needed to recreate the innovative floral bouquets for which Paula Pryke is internationally famous. " More... |
