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Step by Step
STEP 1
STEP 3
STEP 2
STEP 4
Soak XXL/Jumbo DecoBeads in at
least 1.5 quarts of plain tap water
(no fl ower food) for 24 hours prior to
designing; they need plenty of water
and time to expand to their maximum
size (at least 1 inch in diameter). Once
they are fully saturated, fully drain the
water from the DecoBeads, and place
them into a short, wide cylinder vase.
Snap an 8" Pillow
®
with Flat Base grid
design mechanic atop the vase.
Next, arrange the stems of 'FOCAL
SCOOP
™
Purple Lace' Scabiosa,
to add varying color and texture
to the arrangement.
Arrange stems of lavender hybrid
tea roses into the vase through the
Pillow
®
, creating a compact and
lush mounded round design.
Split an Aspidistra leaf in half vertically,
leaving the stem intact. Curl each leaf
half to create a loop, and bind each
leaf tip to the stem with paper-covered
wire. Repeat the procedure with two
additional Aspidistra leaves. Arrange
the three two-looped leaves into
the design.
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MATERIALS
BOTANICALS
•Rosa spp. (hybrid tea rose)
•Scabiosa atropurpurea x caucasica
'FOCAL SCOOP
™
Purple Lace'
(pincushion fl ower, scabious)
•Aspidistra elatior
(cast-iron leaf, barroom plant leaf)
HARD GOODS
•8" x 5" Cylinder Glass Vase Clear
from G&G Distributors
•8" Pillow
®
with Flat Base
(Holly Heider Chapple exclusively
for Syndicate Collection) from
Syndicate Sales
•DecoBeads XXL/Jumbo
from JRM Chemical
•OASIS
™
Bind Wire
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