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green with envy
Design by Talmage McLaurin, AIFD
Grand Cymbidium orchids, accented by Camellia
foliage and Hypericum berries, are assembled into a modern
cascade bouquet using decorative aluminum wire. The tumbling effect
could have been achieved with a traditional wire-and-tape method, but
the jaunty tendrils, wiry Camellia-like leaf forms and playful pendulous
effect suits today’s young brides and maids. Suggest this color palette
with gowns in a range of greens, from pale citrine to effulgent emerald
hues.
MATERIALS:
Cymbidium orchids, Hypericum and
Camellia foliage from Transflora; Wedding Belle® Medium Slant Handle
Bouquet Holder and Oasis™ Aluminum Wire from Smithers-Oasis; wood pick
from W.J. Cowee; Floratape® stem wrap from Alcan Packaging.
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HOW TO
1:
Bend a length of aluminum wire to resemble a pair of
leaves on a long stem. Use needlenose pliers to create a pointed tip
on each wire “leaf.” |
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HOW TO
2:
Coil one end of the wire around a pencil to form a spiral into which
the Cymbidium’s stem will be inserted. |
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HOW TO
3:
Adhere one end of the shaped wire to a wood pick with
stem wrap. Insert the wood pick into the bouquet, and arrange orchid
blossoms. |
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