moss & dragonfly: Day 15 at Jane Packer

Lesson: 29 Wired Bouquet

Stephanotis x 10

Akito Rose x 10

Dolomiti Rose x 9

Calla 'Chrystal Blush Double' x 6

Brunia x 1 Bunch (from South Africa, mainly for Chrismas use)

Hydrangea 'Snow Ball' x 1

White Majaolika Spray Roses (Off White rose)

Galax x 1 Bunch

China Gras x 3 Bunch

Kalanchoe Plant x 1 (Succulent Plant, Flower can last for a while)

(There is only one lesson today, due to the messive handy craft work to be done)

Step 1: Take 7 China Gras leaves as agroup, tie 2 knots keep about 1.5cm trim off, tie up with wire 32. Total 10 knots, keep all the wire long.

Step 2: Select 8 smaller Galax leaves and roll it up, poke through the wire and wrap it up, The rest of the other 8 Galax leaves stitch it and wrap up with tape.

Step 3: Prepared 15 set of Brunia, by using each with 3 heads, external wired, wire 32.

Step 4: TRim the heads of the Kalanchoe plants, external wired, prepared 12 heads.

Step 5: Reduce the size of the Calla, trim the head off, the smaller petal use for exterior cover, the big petal trim down further, roll it up, wrap up with the other petal, poke a wire 70, wrap the tape around.

Step 6: wired 10 Stephanotis.

Step 7: wire 9 Dolomi roses, use wire 90, semi external wired

Step 8: Use wire 70 for spray rose. wired all the 3 stock of roses.

Step 9: Trim the Hydrangea to smaller groups and wrap up, around 6 nos.

Step 10: Pick 4 Dolomiti Roses for a start. Put them altogether. choose one as the top, and tape them at about 10cm point. angle the other 3 roses down to 90˚, 60˚ apart from each other. Then start with the Calla, Spray rose, .......and so on

Step 11: use the Galax leave to cover the unsightly wire at the bottom.