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Daniel Ost O.-L.-Vrouweplein 26 B-9100 SINT-NIKLKAAS Tel: (32) 3 776-1715 Fax: (32) 3 778-1358

Daniel Ost owns a floral design shop, Floreal, in Sint Niklaas, Belgium, and is a Smithers-Oasis Ambassador. Since the early 1980s, he has participated successfully in National and International floral contests. He has been awarded in Belgium, Germany, the USA, Japan and Hong Kong. He is also the editor of three magnificent floral art books: Leafing Through Flowers, Vols.1, 2, and 3. Apart from his Art-Deco style decorated flower shop, he also runs a very successful flower school and is teaching Floral Art at different schools in Japan and Taiwan.

Why I Use OASIS® Floral Products
"I have preferred to work with OASIS floral foam over the years because of its consistently high quality, reliability and fine customer support of Smithers-Oasis. The fact that OASIS floral products are available worldwide is also very important to me when demonstrating or teaching abroad."

Instructions Carve a vertical slit in the OASIS Premium Cone.* Saturate the cone with fresh water. Clean the Aspidistra leaves with a slightly moistened piece of cloth. Halve the leaves by cutting lengthwise, separating leaf from stalk and nerve. Cover the whole OASIS Premium Cone with halved leaves, arranging in the direction of the cone. Fix the leaves with pins or V-shaped curved cramps. Use OASIS Floral Adhesive to overlap the cramps with leaf. Pick the Xanthorroea one by one into the slit with the top of the foam. Next, pick a berry in the end of the Xanthorroea;cut off the end of the Xanthorroea and then fix the berry with OASIS Floral Adhesive. Pick a hole in the berry with a pin beforehand. Place the arrangement in a triangular or flat round ceramic bowl. Make sure the color of the bowl is in harmony with the arrangement and the color of the interior decoration. Shopping List 1 OASIS Premium Cone, 50 cm 10 Aspidistra leaves 2 Xanthorroea bunches 2 Viburnum branches 1 Pin OASIS Floral Adhesive Florist Wire 0.8 to make the cramps Good Humor! NOTE: As market preferences differ throughout the world, some OASIS® products may be identified by different names. Be sure to ask your OASIS representative for the OASIS brand products available in your respective market.