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used as a cover over the working surrace. Ali blobs of adhcsiee can be wiped on to the edge and you will have thc advantage o/ knowing exactly where they are. Tacky tissue can easily catch on dothing and, once the adhesive smcars, it is not dihicult to emerge after a session with a lancy outfit deckcd wilh stray petals!

Whenever possible, aim to complele one miniatur? during one session, induding the sealingand framing. because the materia! cannot be leftuncoeered espedally in a room which is only used occasionally. it will soon bccome limp and useless or curl up around the edges. I )ried materiał should bp stored in conditions similiar to those used for pressing: a stack with inserted sheetS of corrugated cardbuard is a convenient melhod. It is inadvisable to storę piece5 in envelopes because the brittlemateriał willsnap intofragments should they rub together. After a while, you will amass an assortment of partides, loose pctals and oddments and tli es? should be stor?d together in a set and clearly marked. I his mixed pack will prove extremcly useful when searching for tiny finishing touches with which to complele an arrangemenl.

A selectioti of arratigements

Until you become accustomed to handling materiał with confidence, it is best tu restrict your lirst arrange-ments to a few well-chosen pieces. Onet* the various methods of securing the pieces havc been masteied, you will be able to create an infiilite variety of original work. The foliowing arnmgements are just a few sug-gestions from the potenttal rangę.

Leaf szuags (Figs. n. I2a_r nb)

Providing each thickness is correctly posiaoned, leavcs can be overlapped into graceful swags to form an elegant base for flower heads. To make a simple swag. select one well-defined leaf with a straight central vein, like an Iw, and rwo curving leaves. When using two leave.s which point in the same direction it might be necessary to turn one upside down in order to continue