AN ARMATURE OF ORNAMENTS In this design, gold and silver ball ornaments not only support the king protea, Carolina Sapphire cypress, and silvered aralia leaves, they also become a keepsake gift when the flowers are gone. Rather than just piling the ornaments into the cylinder, Vonda strung them first on aluminum wire, which stabilized them into a support structure for adding flowers.
MADE TO ORDER By stringing small gold and silver spheres on wire, Vonda was able to turn them into a versatile design accessories that she could tailor to the size she needed and to her design purpose. Pine tips make a charming and unexpected accompaniment to a bunch of white tulips; the sturdy pine tips also lend support to the soft tulip stems. The flowers and foliage are banded with matte, flat wire, then placed in a cylinder decorated with a garland collar that rests on the rim. The pendant ornaments dangling from it are strung on thinner metallic wire for a natural drape.
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