Vintage Glam

design by Susan Weisser
The starkness of a graphic silhouette is back in style --- in both fashion and home decor. This simple design demonstrates the dynamic power of color and shape.

TOOLS AND MATERIALS

Design Master Sprays - COLORTOOL Sprays FLAT WHITE, OLIVE BRIGHT - white lotus bowl, 1/2 block lime green Oasis foam, 1 monstera leaf, 3 green cymbidiums, cardboard disc, 2 green chenille stems, Oasis floral adhesive

TECHNIQUE

1. Spraying approximately 15" from the surface, color the large monstera leaf with Flat White. For a lacquered look apply 3 light coats, allowing each coat to dry before applying the next.
2. Soak floral foam in water, cut to fit in bowl and trim to be flush with the top .
3. Landscape the monstera leaf by laying it across the top of the foam.
4. Spray both sides of a small cardboard disc with Olive Bright. Punch 2 holes in the center of the disc and thread with chenile stems.
5. Construct a composite flower with petals of 2 orchids, keeping the orchid throats to the side. Radiating from the cardboard disc, adhere orchid petals with the floral adhesive. Apply a second overlapping layer of petals. Glue the remaining orchid in center of composite petals. Adhere the extra throats to center of flower.
6. Place the composite cymbidium onto the leaf and pierce the leaf with ends of the chenille stem to insert into foam.

Project Tip: A cluster of the three cymbidium orchids inserted into the foam could be substituted for the composite styled blossom.