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Extra Features and Video Online FloristsReview.com R E A D O N L I N E 49 Step 1 Shred New Zealand flax leaves with a kenzan (pin frog). Step 3 Wrap the picture frame with the shredded flax leaves until the frame is fully covered. Apply adhesive dashes to the frame, if and where needed, for additional security. Step 5 Attach dried branches to the frame, in multiple directions, wiring them to the frame with paper- covered wire. Step 7 Wire the flax-covered water tubes to the structure in places you wish to add flowers and foliage. Step 2 Spray adhesive to the backsides of the shredded flax leaves, as well as to the wood picture frame. Allow a few minutes for the adhesive to get tacky. Step 4 Attach the flax-covered frame to one edge of a wood block with two wood screws. Step 6 Cover water tubes with shredded flax leaves, adhering the ends of the flax leaves to the water tubes with adhesive dashes. Step 8 Fill the water tubes with flower nutrient solution, and arrange flowers and foliage into the water tubes, to frame the cremation urn. Step-by-Step BOTANICALS • Eremurus stenophyllus (foxtail lily, desert candle, king's spear) • Leucospermum spp. 'Hawaii Gold' (pincushion) • Tagetes erecta (African marigold, Aztec marigold, Mexican marigold, American marigold, big marigold) • Eustoma grandiflorum/ Lisianthus russellianus (prairie gentian) • Scabiosa stellata (starflower pincushions, paper moons) • Pycnosorus globosus [formerly Craspedia globosa], dried (billy button, drumstick) • Phormium tenax (New Zealand flax) • Saxifraga stolonifera, foliage (strawberry geranium, strawberry Begonia, strawberry saxifrage, creeping saxifrage) • Tillandsia brachycaulos (air plant) • Branches, dried HARD GOODS • OASIS ® Water Tubes • OASIS ® UGLU ™ Adhesive Dashes • OASIS ™ Bind Wire • 3M ™ Super 77 ™ Multipurpose Spray Adhesive • Metal kenzan (pin holder/pin frog) • Rectangular wood picture frame • Square wood block • Wood screws Materials

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