I agree with pixie - but it depends what it is for or what effect you want to achieve.

I lost my first born, Robert, he was still born and I like to try different ideas out to take to his grave each xmas.

This year I have used half a deco board and a large conical (triangle shape) which I have attached to the deco board. I have then cut 3 different sizes of oasis blocks and fashioned poly ribbon to it so they look like presents. I will be basing the deco board with spider xanth's so it looks bumpy to give the impression of snow. The triangle will either be covered with blue spruce of q press so it looks like an xmas tree. I have a large silver star to glue to the top and I will be spraying the artifical snow on the stop part of the tree and around the botton I will be using silver glitter and on the spider xanth so it looks like glistening snow. Finally I will be gluing a boys car to the finished dec board.

The pressies will be decorated with yoko ono, and 2 x different colours of regan so they look like wrapping paper and finally a bow added on top.

Last year I did a large 3d snowman. I like this part of floristry - the creative side!

With basing try using other flowers, ie experiment!

lulu