ILLUSTRATING METHOD OF ATTACHING WAX FRUIT AND LEAVES TO THE ORIGINAL BRANCH 



The berries are east in piece molds, then modeled in more detail by hand. The wire 

 stems are inserted in holes made with a hot tool and the berries are grouped on a wire stem. 

 This stem is wrapped with waxed gauze and covered with a (low of wax. A portion of this 

 heavier wire is left uncovered and inserted into a hole bored in the natural stem or branch. 

 Alter the wire is secured it is wrapped with waxed gauze, covered with modeled wax and 

 tinted, making a juncture as much like nature as possible 

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