1. Cut flower stems (removing leaves), feather picks and leaf foliage down to 8cm in length.

2. Arrange flowers around the floral foam ring, filling in gaps with leaf foliage.

3. Place feathers at regular intervals around the ring.

4. Stick decorated floral foam ring to your candlestick using floral foam putty.

5. Thread eight 15cm lengths of wire with assorted beads. Bend each wire into a loop and twist the secure the beads, leaving enough wire to poke into the floral foam. Place these beaded wire loops around the ring leaving some hanging down from the candlestick.

6. Tape four 6cm lengths of dowelling around the base of a white pillar candle. Push the candle into the centre of the dry floral foam ring, ensuring the dowells are pushed into the floral foam ring to secure it in place.

Important: never leave lit candles unattended.