Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
A tendril Valentine connection
- 12 February 2025
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You see first you wiggle the Thumbkin and wobble that bit there…until that’s now properly fixed
But don't yet let go...
and then you bring the Pointer over just so…and it’s secure.
Hold on though!
And next you have to hook the Tally through there and out on top… and now that’s connected.
But grip tight
and with the Ringlet hook and then that goes there…and it’s tied up.
But stay put
just in time for the pinklet to catch a grip and… there!
Phew!!! How do tendrils make all this look so easy?
Happy flowering this Valentine’s Day, buddies!
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Tutorials
A prepare ahead armature design that relies on the strength of a heart shape.
When you need to keep a tiny stem hydrated this is just what you need. If you can't find a suitable drinking straw... I also have an upgrade: tiny food grade pipe water tubes.
Conditioning new growth and sprouts are difficult because the little sprouts have not had time to fully develop its cellular structure to survive being cut and taking up water on...
It's sometimes difficult to place a tiny crystal or bead exactly where you want it.
Butterfly hair clips are the perfect little claws to help you hold tiny items in place while you wait for glue to dry
Carefully glue a twig armature to display the mini-miniature Darling orchids
Biodegradable copper mesh makes the perfect shape to fill with moss to grow tiny stem plants
A wire in the hollow cavity inside a shoot of equisetum makes it easy to manipulate into a heart
Craft a keepsake heart on top of a vase to display special flowers.
Create a re-usable cane armature for a romantic pave design
Bend wires and fill in the gabs with Stillingia twigs to make a delicate heart armature
Curve and tie a blossoming twig into a heart... that can suspend a heavy flower head.
Favourite Flowers
Phalaenopsis, Moth orchid
Rosary vine, Chain of Hearts, Collar of hearts and String of hearts
Phalaenopsis, Moth orchid
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A fragile looking heart made from twigs that can hold a lot of orchids
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