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Kathy Mustard Last-Minute Holiday Designs

Hands On

Written by Kathy Mustard   
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Woodland Splendour

Fresh Floral Products

  • six red carnations
  • one stem pine
  • one stem green pittosporum
  • one-fourth stem cedar

Hard Goods
  • four mini pine cones
  • a half-inch copper ribbon
  • two cardinals
  • one branch artificial copper foliage
  • one-third block of floral foam
  • one rectangular black
  • floral foam tray

Construction
  • Glue dry floral foam into tray.
  • Wet floral foam.
  • Set in foliages.
  • Place cardinals in position.
  • Add carnations, plastic copper foliage.
  • Glue on pine cones.
  • Glue ribbon onto the beaks of the cardinals.


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Starry Nights

Fresh Floral Products

  • two Anastasia mums
  • one-fifth stem green pittosporum
  • one stem white statice
  • a bit of pine

Hard Goods
  • one martini glass
  • one tablespoon “real snow”
  • two three-inch stars
  • one gold glitter branch
  • two metres gold cording
  • three half-inch gold glass balls
  • one three-inch glass ball

Construction
  • Tie branches to martini glass with gold cording.
  • Spoon “real snow” into martini glass.
  • Insert greens.
  • Place Anastasia mums.
  • Glue on glass balls.


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Fruits and Passion

Fresh Floral Products

  • three mini gerbera daisies
  •  one stem hypericum
  •  a touch of cedar

Hard Goods
  • one metre of three-inch metallic ribbon
  • four rubber orange slices
  • four half-inch glass balls
  • one jar of black gravel
  • one-tenth block of floral foam
  • one five-inch by five-inch glass cube

Construction
  • Place floral foam in the centre of glass cube.
  • Empty black gravel around floral foam to secure.
  • Add water to desired level.
  • Place rubber orange slices and gerbera daises in position.
  • Glue on ribbon treatment and add trims.
Kathy Mustard aifd, cafa, is president of Creative Floral Concepts Inc., in Hamilton, Ont. The company specializes in window display, visual merchandising and consulting.

Photography by Bochsler Creative Solutions. Product donated by Hofland.