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Step- By- Step
Step 1: Secure the driftwood
to the wood base: Determine at
what direction/angle you want
the driftwood to be attached to the
wood base.
Drill a hole into the wood base,
and place one of the metal rods
vertically into the hole. Screw
one "L" bracket to the back of the
driftwood, and place the metal
bracket over the metal rod. Repeat
this procedure with a second metal
rod and "L" bracket on another
section of the driftwood.
Step 2: Prepare the water tubes
to be attached to the driftwood:
Bend individual 9-inch lengths
of 16-gauge wire into "U"
shapes, with each section being
approximately 3 inches in length.
(I used nine 4-inch water tubes in
this design; you may need more
or fewer, depending on the size of
your piece of driftwood).
Step 3: Attach each "U"-shape
wire to a water tube using two
3-inch cable ties, one tie near the
top of each tube and another near
the bottom of each tube.
Step 4: Adhere two half adhesive
dashes to each water tube, one
near the top of each tube and
another near the bottom of
each tube.
Step 5: Wrap each water
tube with paper-covered
wire, starting at the base of
each water tube, adhering
the paper-covered wire to the
adhesive strips at the top and
bottom of each tube.
Step 6: Drill two holes into the
driftwood for each water tube (the
distance between the holes should
be the same distance between the
wire ends—approximately 3 inches).
Drill the holes in the areas of the
driftwood where you want the water
tubes to be positioned. Add a drop
of liquid floral adhesive to the ends
of the wires, and press them into the
holes. Fill the water tubes with prop-
erly proportioned flower nutrient
solution, with a test-tube filler bottle.
Step 7: Attach a "garland" of
Ficus roots to the driftwood in an
artful manner, securing the roots to
the driftwood with paper-covered
wire, where necessary.
Step 8: Arrange stems of fresh
flowers and foliages into the water
tubes as you please.
