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A Christmas Cloche made by Swallows and Damsons – \u00a9 Andrew Montgomery<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Making a Christmas floral cloche<\/h2>
Bell jar beauty<\/h3>
This simple yet magical arrangement requires minimal ingredients to create, showcasing tiny stems or branches, mosses, leaves and other found items. By arranging and placing under glass, they become magnified and framed, creating a fairytale-like centrepiece.\u00a0<\/p>
You will need<\/h4>
\u2022 Glass cloche<\/a> with base\u2022 3 stems of ranunculus<\/a>\u00a0\u2022 3 stems of anemone<\/a>\u2022 2 hellebores<\/a>\u2022 1 Japanese quince<\/a> branch in blossom\u00a0\u2022 3 stems of ligustrum berries\u00a0\u2022 1 crab apple<\/a> branch with berries\u00a0\u2022 Small dish\u00a0\u2022 Kenzan (a flower frog<\/a>)\u00a0\u2022 Florists\u2019 waterproof putty\/tack<\/p>
<\/div><\/figure><h4>How to make<\/h4><ol><li>Secure a flower frog into the bottom of your dish with a little florists\u2019 putty to ensure it stays in place.<\/li><li>Keep the glass dome next to your arrangement as you create, so that you can regularly check that the height and width of the design doesn\u2019t exceed the size of the dome.\u00a0<\/li><li>Place the tallest stem first. Press this firmly into the flower frog, keeping check of dimensions of the dome.<\/li><li>Next add a focal bloom, such as the red ranuculus, or you could use a cluster of berries, right at the lowest point, sitting flush or just over the edge of the dish.<\/li><li>Now you have the highest and lowest points, you can stagger your ingredients between the two. In this design, there are no rights or wrongs for placement. Using fewer flowers allows you to really contemplate each stem; its length, shape and fullness can help determine where in the arrangement you place it.\u00a0<\/li><li>Once you are happy with the shape and coverage, place the dish on the base of the cloche.\u00a0<\/li><li>Carefully place the glass dome over the design, moving it from side to side very slightly in a shimmy fashion to make sure that none of your stems get bent or trapped.<\/li><\/ol><p>Looking for more Christmas decoration ideas? Head to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gardensillustrated.com\/christmas\/\">Christmas hub<\/a> for lots more and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gardensillustrated.com\/become-a-member\/\">subscribe to <em>Gardens Illustrated<\/em><\/a> for gardening inspiration throughout the year.\u00a0<\/p><p>Discover more from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swallowsanddamsons.com\/\">Swallows and Damsons<\/a><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entertain in style this Christmas with this beautiful floral cloche from Swallows & Damsons. Words Anna Potter, photographs Andrew Montgomery <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":29408,"template":"","categories":[1,17],"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"3"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2023\/11\/how-to-make-a-decorative-christmas-cloche.jpg",1920,2560,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2023\/11\/how-to-make-a-decorative-christmas-cloche-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2023\/11\/how-to-make-a-decorative-christmas-cloche-225x300.jpg",225,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2023\/11\/how-to-make-a-decorative-christmas-cloche-768x1024.jpg",768,1024,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2023\/11\/how-to-make-a-decorative-christmas-cloche-768x1024.jpg",768,1024,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2023\/11\/how-to-make-a-decorative-christmas-cloche-1152x1536.jpg",1152,1536,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2023\/11\/how-to-make-a-decorative-christmas-cloche-1536x2048.jpg",1536,2048,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Entertain in style this Christmas with this beautiful floral cloche from Swallows & Damsons. Words Anna Potter, photographs Andrew Montgomery","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/29407"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}

Making a Christmas floral cloche<\/h2>

Bell jar beauty<\/h3>This simple yet magical arrangement requires minimal ingredients to create, showcasing tiny stems or branches, mosses, leaves and other found items. By arranging and placing under glass, they become magnified and framed, creating a fairytale-like centrepiece.\u00a0<\/p>

Bell jar beauty<\/h3>
This simple yet magical arrangement requires minimal ingredients to create, showcasing tiny stems or branches, mosses, leaves and other found items. By arranging and placing under glass, they become magnified and framed, creating a fairytale-like centrepiece.\u00a0<\/p>