A Warm Welcome
Woman's Weekly Living Series|December 2019
A Warm Welcome
Esme Clemo
A Warm Welcome

Time to make: 2 hours

You will need:

Spruce and pine

Eucalyptus parvifolia

Ivy or holly or ruscus

Myrtle or pistache foliage

Five large red roses

Spray roses

Red berries

Florist’s scissors

Buckets

Cut-flower food (optional)

Oasis wreath ring (31cm)

Craft knife

Green florist’s wire

Wire cutters

Mini gold baubles

Stockists: Oasis Green Hobby Wire, 70p, and Oasis Floral Scissors, £8, both Hobbycraft. Gold baubles, £3 for 30, Dunelm. Wizard (on cover), and Midnight Hour (seen here) matt emulsion paints, £15 each, both Wilko. All foliage sourced from New Covent Garden Market in London.

Conditioning the flowers and foliage

1. Remove all packaging and ties from the foliage and flowers.

2. Snip away the bottom of the stems by about 5cm and remove any outer petals from the roses that are looking lacklustre.

3. Fill the buckets with some water and a little cut-flower food if needed.

この記事は Woman's Weekly Living Series の December 2019 版に掲載されています。

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この記事は Woman's Weekly Living Series の December 2019 版に掲載されています。

7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。

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