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Lift the Lid

Line the basket with cellophane to avoid any leakage. Decorate the Large Rectangular Willow Basket with a central binding of red Bullion Wire. Soak the OASIS® Ideal Floral Foam Maxlife and add it snugly into the basket ensuring that it stands proud of the rim by approximately 2½cm.
Make the lid of the arrangement by cutting Mikado Reeds into lengths of around 9cm. Wire these together in a crisscross pattern binding them securely together with red Bullion Wire. Continue the framework until it measures the length of the basket.
Arrange groups of materials into blocks of texture and colour. Re-cut the ends of the flowers to a sharp diagonal point to aid secure insertion into the floral foam. Make sure the materials overlap the side of the basket to give a good profile. Add tiny balls of wire and baubles to give a festive look. Place the framework on top of the base flowers, thread a few taller flowers through the Mikado Reeds, then lift the lid and secure it just below the flower heads with red Bullion Wire. Finish the lid with Bullion Wire baubles.
FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE
Dianthus Barbatus ‘Red Aldo’
Spray Rose ‘Red Sensation’
Echinacea
SUNDRIES
OASIS® Ideal Floral Foam Maxlife
Natural Unpeeled Large Rectangular Willow Basket 
Lotus Heads 
Cinnamon Sticks 
Red Bullion Wire 
Red Metallic Wire 
Mikado Reeds
Small Gold Christmas Baubles

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