This arrangement is classed as a petite design under NAFAS rules. This means that the dimensions must not exceed 25cm (10") in height, width or depth. (These measurements do not affect the diagonal dimensions.) For this design, I chose a black coffee jar lid for the container, with a small piece of floral foam for the mechanics. The foam was a good fit in the container, but a good idea to help to keep the foam secure, as it cannot be taped in, is to fix two or three drawing pins, point side up, into the bottom of the container, and spear the foam onto it.

When doing petite designs, the scale of the plant material used is extremely important. Small flowers and foliage must be used, and a flower which may be a filler flower in a normal sized design would become a focal flower in a miniature design.

The foliage I have used for this design is Buxus sempervirens (Box), and three small Hedera helix 'Harold' leaves to cover the mechanics. I have also used some small stems of Corylus avellana 'Contorta' (Contorted Hazel), painted black to pick up the colour of the container. The flowers used are five small blue Muscari armeniacum, and for the focal flowers, an open individual spray Carnation flower, a partially opened bud, and a bud just showing colour. Some closed buds of spray Carnations have been used to add interest.