My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

A shade around there, probably… maybe

Pretty sure...

The shade is around there, probably… maybe floral design by Christine de Beer

if I stand…

Dried floral disk for a pretty pink flower arrangement

on my tippy toes

How to make a flower from ivy leaves

… on my ladder…

Using a flameless candle in an autumn floral arrangement

with my ladder on a rock

Mixing dried and fresh flowers in one arrangement

and that rock is on a hill

Arrange flowers from your garden

and I squint my eyes… just so…

Contemporary low waste no floral foam and sustainable floral design using fresh and dried flowers

I think I might just see some shades of autumn!

Every week I add a new design with related tutorials. Be sure to subscribe to receive an email notification with design inspiration.

Tutorials

4 September 2024 Dried Bougainvillaea and pink Pepper berry Disk

Pink just before autumn, autumn design to celebrate the richness in colour.

4 September 2024 Ivy and tendril blooms

Wrap ivy leaves around a passionflower vine tendril to craft a flower

30 December 2015 Eucalyptus rose

Release the soothing effect of the aroma and vapors from the Eucalyptus leaves my slightly crushing it while making roses

11 November 2012 Autumn Leaf Rosette

Great way to use all the autumn leaves you collect on walks during the season. Slowly build up the leaf rosette and let the leaves dry before adding a few more.

28 February 2011 Paper flowers

You can use any type of paper to make flowers. I use tissue paper, Crêpe paper, cardboard, newsprint and coffee filters (new and used) to make sweet peas, carnations, paper...

6 September 2011 Autumn leaf Composite Flower

Glue a round Autumn leaf Composite Flower.

24 February 2021 Sink a carnation composite flower flat top platform into a vase

The trick of this Tutorial is to create a flat top platform to display Spring blossom twigs- the way it would look on moss in a forest.

25 January 2023 Snowy Magnolia forest floor armature

An armature to display a lovely surprise orchid that developed on the long spike just after the other flowers started to fade.

9 November 2022 Roof-tile pumpkin from dried physalis pods

Carefully stack dried physalis berry husks to craft a long lasting pumpkin that you can refresh with fresh flowers and vines.

19 December 2018 Sparkling Eucalyptus Tabletop Christmas tree

Craft an ethereal Christmas tree from Eucalyptus leaves, twigs and sparkling snow flake crystals.

8 June 2022 Eucalyptus leaf and twig blossoms in a radiating puddle of stems

Just look at that puddle! This design is all about the fresh eucalyptus... but in a cooling down for summer kind of way.

15 May 2024 Threaded rosette foliage frog… with a kick

Threaded Heuchera (Coral Bells) rosette with curved stems to kick against the sides of your container to keep it suspended above water.

4 September 2019 Stack banana leaf rice pockets to float as rosettes

Fold and peg banana leaves into pockets so that they float freely on water. This is inspired by a traditional banana leaf craft used to cook rice in.

Related Designs

30 December 2015 Achoo! Season

Fold and roll a rose from Eucalyptus leaves

6 September 2011 When Autumn Fall

Autumn leaf composite flower

24 February 2021 Picked up some proper Pruning

An early Spring design with a twist on using an old favourite: composite flowers.

30 October 2013 As the leaves melt away

Spike a few hundred fall leaves to create a cauldron for Halloween flowers

9 October 2019 With a thankful twist in the middle

Fold and thread an autumn leaf armature for a thankful Thanksgiving design

25 January 2023 Even More

This orchid developed at the very end of a long stem... right as the rest of the flowers started to die back so I made a special armature to display the cut stem.

9 November 2022 All Pumpkind Out

A physalis husk pumpkin to celebrate the last bright rays of Autumn.

19 December 2018 Oh Florist-tree

Craft an Eucalyptus Christmas tree

8 June 2022 Make Believe

Ever seen an eucalyptus flower? This is... and is not one.

16 November 2022 All your Christmases…

A little bit of effort... that will last for weeks design to roll us in to the Festive Season.

15 May 2024 Well, well, well, if it isn’t the design solution I have been procrasti-crafting on

Beautiful Bletilla striata (Chinese Ground Orchid) deserves it's own elaborate frilly skirt display.

4 September 2019 Gently down the stream

A mindful summer craft using banana leaves to create a floating arrangement.