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basket of candles and roses
Unfortunately we were unable to trace the creator of this exquisite, yet simple masterpiece. Materials: 1 carrier with 6 sections 4 pillar candles available here, sphagnum moss, lichen on twigs and 8 roses in bud Method: Soak the moss, squeeze it out and line the carrier with it. Add the 4 pillar candles in the 2 outer section on both ends of the carrier. Put a small piece of oasis (green and wet) into the middle two sections, and arrange the twigs around the edges of the oasis. Put 4 rose buds in a line down one side, and then down the other, in 2 rows. When you light the candles make sure no twigs are near the flame and never have them lit if no-one is in the area, for safety. The candles could be mosquito repellents and this would be wonderful by the summer BBQ, perhaps one on each table. Make three and run them down the centre of your Christmas table for a beautiful, low and festive centerpiece. Take it as a gift for someone who has been especially good to you this year. Its easy to carry and will last. |
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box of roses
This wonderful idea came from Malcolm Angus, and is part of a demonstration he gave at the flower show which we will cover in detail later next year. Malcolm is a lecturer in Floral Design at Unitech, in Auckland New Zealand. Once again you do not need a lot of flowers and you can match the colour to any room or occasion. Materials: A round, lidded box, covered in fabric. In this case Malcolm matched the flowers on the fabric with the real plant material in the design! 4-5 roses, 4-5 stock flowers, purple statice, and a small amount of purple chyrsanthemum flower Method Attach the lid to the back so it will stay upright, with hot glue or wire. Make this very secure as you don't want it coming down and crushing your flowers. Line the container with plastic to protect it from the wet oasis and then fill with wet, green oasis to just above the rim of the container. The purple statice makes a collar around the rim of the box covering the oasis as you go. Now add the roses, and fill in the gaps between with the stock flowers and chrysanthemums. This is a wonderful way to give someone flowers! It is already arranged and can be put displayed on with pride immediately.Match your flowers with their decor and it will be very much appreciated Great as a gift for an office person to put on their desk in the busy days before Christmas. Make tiny tiny versions and use them as the place setting by each persons plate at the dinner table with small trinkets, nuts or sweets hidden among the flowers. |
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A floral gift wrapping Isn't this gift wrapping just beautiful! It was at the bottom of a large arrangement by an Auckland Floral Art Group. Again we have been unable to track down the clever designer. It is really two presents, the one inside the box and the design on the outside. The designer has gone to a lot of trouble to match the paper wrapping, the ribbon and the flowers in all the tones, tints and shades of lime green. Materials. 4 anthuriums, 2 orange lilies, 2 yellow lilies, , bold green leaves, finer dark green leaves, a small piece of green oasis, a small square of cellophane , a rubber band. A present! Method: Wrap the present in paper that complements the flowers and add ribbon along the centre.Gift wrapping packs are available here Put the oasis on the center of the cellophane. and gather the cellophane around it its bottom and sides. Secure with a rubber band. The top should not have cellophane on it. Add the bold green leaves to one side, and the finer leaves on the top of them. Add the green anthuriums, lilies and vine as you can see in the picture. Use any left over stalks to carry on through thre arrangement so they look as if the flowers are still attached. Attach the arrangement to the present with double sided cellotape. One the present is open the repicient has an instant transportable table design! Instead of putting the design in oasis, wire each part, to each other to make a shoulder spray for the recipient.Cover the wire with florists tape to make it tidy. This is a great idea for a special celebration or anniversary. |
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