My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

A Shade of Summer

A Shade of Summer floral art design

Shadow

Lily grass and hydrangea hat

Shelter,

Twist and weave the lily grass

Cover,

Twist and weave the lily grass around the wire

Shield,

Hydrangea and rosary vine

Screen,

Ripped lily grass trail over the hydrangeas

Shadiness

Lily grass summer hat

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Tutorials

20 July 2016 Twisted Lily Grass sun hat

Twist and weave a sun hat from blades of lily grass

30 May 2012 Drying Hydrangeas: Fast, Flat or Natural

Use all three methods to dry hydrangeas to get three very different textures to use in design work.

8 June 2011 Foliage Weaving

For this tutorial I focus on a simple weave pattern that does not require you to soften or prepare the leaves to be more durable or flexible. This is the starting point in...

30 August 2011 Removing Oasis Floral Adhesive glue spills

The finish of every design should be flawless. Make sure there are no bits of glue visible in your design by carefully removing all traces of spills.

15 October 2014 Thanks Weaving Hat

This is the basic pattern used to weave a hat

28 August 2013 Barely there Mad Hatter's Top Hat

Glue sisal fibers to create a floral top hat

14 January 2011 Ripping Flax

Flax can be ripped into fibres creating long and versatile strips

Favourite Flowers

Hydrangea

Hydrangea, when cultivated as a cut flower rather as a plant it is often revered to as Hortensia

Ceropegia woodii

Rosary vine, Chain of Hearts, Collar of hearts and String of hearts

Related Designs

5 April 2017 Easter Bonnet

Weave a delicate Pillbox hat

26 July 2017 Beat the summer heat

Tangle some wire to set flowers in water

9 August 2017 Hat tip

Tip a mortarboard inspired top at an angle for a glass design

29 August 2018 It’s not that it is inexpensive… it’s priceless!

Yes, this Coil slip on sandals design is in my book: the effortless floral craftsman, a floral crafter’s guide to crafting with nature ... it is also the first design from the...

29 May 2019 Creative Competition

This week I am so excited to share my article and design that was published in the recent issue of the Floral Art Society of New Zealand's Academy Magazine for NZ qualified...

19 June 2019 Club together

Last Wednesday I had such a flowery fun evening teaching a collaborative floral carpet workshop focusing on braiding and weaving ideas from my book the effortless floral craftsman...

19 June 2019 Magic Flying Floral Carpet Ride -Collaborative Workshop

Some picture highlights from our collaborative workshop that I taught focusing on braiding and weaving techniques to create a floral carpet design.

18 March 2020 Aerial Odyssey

A closer look at my design at Canada Blooms and The Toronto Flower Show last week. The show was cancelled right after we staged the designs due to COVID-19 concerns.

22 April 2020 Yes… but what would she put in it?

Some floral fashion inspiration: weave a pretty clutch purse

22 July 2020 Step It Up

Dress up a pair of hand coiled flip-flops with succulents.

9 September 2020 Daffodillily

Weave around the stamens of a lily to create a daffodil like inside.

13 July 2022 Blue…

The tiniest flower adds some much needed coolness to a summer floral design.

19 October 2022 Point Witch (or Wizard) Way

A wire framed witch or wizard hat that can be reshaped.

20 March 2024 the arc of Success

Coil a straw basket for an Easter display

1 May 2024 Favourite Take-Away

Basket weave container for some Spring floral treasures.

15 October 2014 Thanks-Weaving

Weaving a hat with an autumn leaf and rose hip garland