A wonderful tutorial from Vic of Cornish Dragon for a totally unique table decoration this Christmas.

I thought I would share with you how I make up a quick table
decoration I will show how to wire up a pinecone and hopefully pass on a few
tips and tricks. What you will need is:
A Pot / container, Fresh or artificial foliage, Wet / Dry
oasis depending on the type of foliage used, Pinecones, baubles or other
decorations and ribbon, Florist’s wire, I recommend a heavier gauge, scissors.

When you are ready you can then start
to add the foliage to the oasis, I start with a central piece and then the
edges and you can then fill in with more foliage mixing it all up to give an
interesting texture. The next part is to add in the extra bits like the baubles
and pinecones. Mine had a few places where you could see the oasis and I felt
it was lacking something so I added some wired up ribbon loops.
There is no wrong or right amount of
foliage you can use, just use what you feel looks good. You may feel you don’t
need to use the pinecones, etc. or you might want to use something else
entirely. I have used walnuts, wired and sprayed gold, cinnamon sticks and
dried orange slices in the past. If using artificial foliage like the picks or
bunches you can buy, I would cut them apart and wire them up, this will mean
you will need less of the picks and the completed decoration won’t look to
bulky.
You can make the decoration as large or as small as you want
and it does not need to be just for your table. I have made these a few days
before Christmas and kept them outside in the cool to keep them fresh a bit
longer and bring them in on Christmas Eve. I have also added fresh flowers like
roses, tulips or carnations and given them as a gift.
Hope you have enjoyed
this and I hope you have a Merry Christmas.
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Thanks Vic!
Vic you are just blimmin awesome! How easy do you make that look? I may try it :)
ReplyDeleteLove it and i want to make one
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