Materials Required for a Fruit Arrangement: Fruits like Pineapple, Apple, Pomegranate, Sweet Lime, A bunch of Banana etc., A Tray or a Mat Method: Select fruits of different colors and … [Read more...]
Musk Melon Flower
Materials Required to prepare a Musk Melon Flower: One small Musk Melon preferably with orange flesh A small carving knife Method: On the Musk Melon mark a line in the center dividing it into … [Read more...]
Assemble your own Aquarium
Materials Required: A glass Aquarium of any size. The one shown in the picture above is two and half feet breadth, one and a half feet height and 12 inches width. 1 - Fishing Net 2 - Oxygen … [Read more...]
Flower Candle Float
Flowers and candles when combined and floated on water will make a very attractive display especially during the Diwali-the festival of lights. Materials Required for Flower Candle Float: 1 - … [Read more...]
Carrot Flower
Carrot is a strong material that can be used to carve out different shapes. A very easy to make is the flower. Materials required to make Carrot Flower: 1 Carrot Knife and peeler Cold … [Read more...]
Decorative Floating Candle Glasses
Tall juice glasses, filled with exotic flowers and water make beautiful containers to float candles and can be used as decorative pieces to adorn mantle pieces at home on occassions and … [Read more...]
Wall hangings using Pressed Flowers
Pressing fresh flowers and making art out of it was one of the hobbies of the Victorian era. Here I have shown the method of making wall hangings using pressed flowers. Materials Required: 1 … [Read more...]
Tee Shirt Designs
Materials Required for Tee Shirt Designing: 1 - Iron On transfer Design Sheets (Availabe in stores) 2 - A Hard board 3 - Scissors 4 - Tee Shirt 5 - Iron Box Preheat dry iron and if using a … [Read more...]
Art of Pressing Flowers
Materials Required: 1 - Blotting Paper 2 - Flowers and Leaves 3 - A big book In the last page of a big book, keep a sheet of blotting paper and arrange the flowers and leaves on the paper as … [Read more...]
Pressed Flower Greeting Cards
Materials Required: 1 - Hand Made Paper cut into different size Cards 2 - Paint Brush 3 - Fevicol 4 - Pressed Flowers and Leaves 5 - Water colors 6 - Satin Ribbons 7 - Sketch Pens 8 - … [Read more...]
Orchid Potting – Method 1
Orchids are unique plants and the potting has to be just right for them to grow well in home gardens. Orchids, which are epiphytes have aerial roots which needs support as they grow. Ground orchids … [Read more...]
Preparing Moss Grass Stem
Moss grass stem is very useful to support climbing plants, the roots will be able cling on to the moss stem as they climb up. Plant species like Scindapsus, Philodendron, Monstera and Syngonium are … [Read more...]
Introduction to Flower Arrangements
Flowers are one of the most beautiful creations of God. People, Birds and Insects enjoy them to the fullest. Flowers when brought into the house bring fragrance, color and light. When an arrangement … [Read more...]
Tips for Ikebana
The below Tips for Ikebana are useful while creating any Ikebana Arragement: Plasticine under pin-holder prevents slipping. A folded piece of newspaper under the pin-holder also prevents … [Read more...]
Wood Arrangement
"Wood Arrangements" include arrangements with driftwood or even roots and stumps of trees. Coffee roots are very popular in wood arrangements. The roots and the wood when combined with bright flowers … [Read more...]
Preservation of Flowers
For Preservation of flowers in an arrangement the following procedures can be used: Cut flowers from the plants before sunrise. Cut the stem at a slant. The stems should be kept under water and … [Read more...]
Ikebana – The Japanese Art of Flower Arrangement
History of Ikebana During the early part of the 7th century, the message of the Buddha kindled a new flame in the hearts of the nature-loving Japanese. The emissary of Prince Shotuko, returning from … [Read more...]
