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Kathy Mustard, AIFD, CAFA C&D Design Workshop: October 2006

Kathy Mustard, AIFD, CAFA

Written by Kathy Mustard, AIFD, CAFA   
Design Notes:
“Happy Holidays Everyone!!!”
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Photography by Terry Robertson of Bochsler Photo Imaging.
Floral and hard goods products donated by John G. Hofland.


Hard Goods:
•    2 bundles white mitsumata branches
•    10 stems bold glitter ting ting
•    2 jars gold decorative pebbles
•    1 roll gold metallic wire
•    1 aurora rectangle glass vase
•    1 small piece of floral foam
•    12 gold glass balls
•    silver angle hair
•    white feathers

Floral Products:
•    1 bunch white dendrobium orchids
•    2 bunches bear grass
•    1 bunch Italian ruscus

Construction:
•    Glue small length of Styrofoam into glass dish.
•    Cut mitsumata and gold ting ting to length and glue into Styrofoam.
•    Fill vase with gold pebbles.
•    Wire several ting sticks together, join ends in centre and flex to form a crescent.
•    Spray ruscus gold and wire to crescent form.
•    Secure crescent to mitsumata branches.
•    Make several bundles of bear grass and wrap with gold wire from bottom to top.
•    Glue in a random movement on and over crescent form.
•    Tie in orchids (in tubes).
•    Glue in gold glass balls and pine.
•    Lay on angel hair.
•    Glue in feathers.