HOW TO CREATE A SUMMER VASE ARRANGEMENT By Julia Freemantle
STEP ONE Choose your vessel, I have used a vintage Dartmouth Pottery Mantle vase. Any vase, jug, bowl or pot will do. For the mechanics which will support the stems in the design, you will need chicken wire and pot tape. You will need scissors; any will do although specialist floristry scissors are easier to use. Gather a mix of flowers; you can use foliage too.
STEP TWO Your piece of chicken wire should be approximately three to four times the width of your vessel. Carefully fold the chicken wire into layers and create a pillow shape taking care to fold the sharp edges into the pillow. Mould your pillow into your vessel placing it so it appears just above the top edge. Secure the pillow tightly into the vessel using pot tape (I have used clear pot tape; for darker vessels use green pot tape). Half fill with water.
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MENOPAUSE LIFE SUMMER 2022
