Believe it or not, this is all made of real materials well minus the bird. Yes it looks a little ragged but it just goes to show you that you can let flowers and foliage preserve itself. This piece is currently on my dresser, it is a piece I made when my Dad passed away Christmas 2009. Yes I made all the flower arrangements which was an honor, I may have been seeing a doctor to get through that time in my life but it was so important for me to make all the family work. I have to say it was probably some of my best work ever. This arrangement has so many items, I will get a better picture in later.Its full of pine, pepper berry, eucalyptus, cedar, pine cones, holly, magnolia leaves, oregonia, juniper berry and this type of broccoli I purchased at a high end market, which lasted forever. Anyway ill talk more about these pieces later.