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Make A Dollhouse Scale Miniature Christmas, Easter or Thanksgiving Cactus

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Make Branches for a Dolls House Christmas Cactus
Wire with flowers and buds are twisted together to form a branch for a miniature Christmas cactus.

Two miniature Christmas cactus flowers and a bud are twisted together at the base of the wire to form a branch for a dolls house scale Christmas cactus plant.

Photo copyright 2010 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.

To assemble the distinctive branches for a holiday cactus plant, group two or three flowers and buds so the flowers are at different heights. Carefully twist the wires near the base of the group to join the wires securely together. (See Photo). You want to keep the wires neatly twisted, with as thin a profile as possible.

Group all of your flowers and buds together to form groups. If you wish, you can make some branches have only one, or two stems, instead of making each branch have three.

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