Process for making vase-shaped foam flower-arranging block - is shaped and steeped in bath of plaster or cement to cover all but upper surface of block, and then coloured and varnished

摘要

The process first moulds or sculpts a block of compact chemical foam (1) into a suitable vase shape. This is then stepped into a bath of wet plaster, cement or other moulding material so that the block is covered with the material (3), except for its upper surface (2). The covering material can be coloured to improve its appearance, and its outer surface is varnished (4) to prevent water loss. The flowers are pushed into the upper surface of the block. USE/ADVANTAGE - Fabrication of foam block for arranging fresh or dried flowers without needing container.