Tutorial - How to Make a Gumnut Rose Wedding Bouquet

So beautiful and unique!

Gumnut Rose Wedding Bouquet Tutorial at spider flower
"I am an unapologetic hoarder of Martha Stewart Wedding magazines. I pull them out of the bookcase again and again - they are so beautifully crafted and have wonderful ideas in them time and time again. I got the urge to make a hand-tied wedding bouquet, which I haven't done for a while. Hand-tied bouquets have been the most popular style of floral arrangement for brides for a while now and they look just as at home in a vase as they do accompanying a bride down the aisle (minus the ribbon of course)..." Read more

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Tutorial - How to Make a Summer's End Tea Party Floral Centerpiece

Gorgeous! How inspiring. Perhaps we could all find things in our yard to make centerpieces that we'd never thought of!

Summer's End Tea Party Floral Centerpiece Tutorial at spider flower
"I walked out the back door yesterday morning with our dogs and pussy cats in tow. As we wandered around the backyard, looking for some flowers for my next project, I realised that summer is coming to an end. Not a flower was in sight except for some ground cover primulas so I went out to the front of the house where the roses reside - not a single bud.

Well, there was one more little garden that I hadn't checked - the vegetable garden. Admittedly it has been a little neglected, but the sturdy little herbs and leafy greens have soldiered on despite the lack of water. So I trotted back around to the back of the house and found miracle of miracles: the only flowers with stems in the whole garden..." Read more

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Tutorial - How to Make a Sunflower Floral Bouquet

Stunning! Did you know that with sunflowers you should singe or place the ends in boiling water? I didn't! Great tips here!

Sunflower Floral Bouquet Tutorial at spider flower
"I was in the fruit and veg shop yesterday and I saw these looovely sunflowers - they really are a ''happy'' flower. Another happy and really long lasting flower is the chrysanthemum..." Read more

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Tutorial - How to Make a Double Decker Heart Bouquet

Incredible!

Double Decker Heart Bouquet Tutorial at spider flower
"For a change I'm trying red Celosia and hot pink roses on split levels this year. It almost looks as if they have braces on. The Celosia bloom is very heart/organ like, so it makes a cool high-school-biology twist on traditional bouqeuts. I've paired them with the classic flower of romance: the rose..." Read more

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