Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
A Very Merry… all elf pass into Santa’s Workshop for a dash of Having Something To Look Forward To
- 11 December 2024
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Low on elf-motivation? In celebration of this Christmas Season I invite you to join me in Santa’s workshop as I design my way to an even more inspired 2025. I am focussing on embracing what brings joy, kindness and uplifts our creative spirits.
It’s…
just about, almost…
practically, almost
not so far from, almost
a nearly but but not quite kind of almost
an almost… almost, almost
here, flower buddies.
This is it!
I am a firm believer in always having something to look forward to. And… and… and well… did you see on what day Christmas falls this year!?!
Well… did you?
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Tutorials
Create a design with a hint of incompleteness… something to still look forward to.
It's sometimes difficult to place a tiny crystal or bead exactly where you want it.
Use delicate sprigs of cypress or juniper, fir, pine, eucalyptus, ivy or a combination of them all to create a winter themed kissing bough
Glue curved twig snippets to craft a delicate winter white Christmas tree
Artificial snow covered cardboard mittens to add to a winter themed design.
Kalanchoe flowers last weeks without a water source and is the perfect way to dress up a bark and silver bell sleigh
A snowy Christmas scene crafted from a handful of twigs... and a few kalanchoe flowers.
Remember how Olaf from Frozen remained cool? With a personal flurry, of course! Two fishbowls, stacked and you are very nearly done.
Soft and minimal glow lantern that you can make ahead of time to last all Festive Season.
Snowfall twigs with a light glow garland for a minimal winter display
A snowflake covered design that will hang on to well past Christmas.
Soft and minimal glow lantern that you can make ahead of time to last all Festive Season.
A pretty way to warm up your living space with the luxurious velvet texture you find on the underside of Magnolia leaves.
Soak and roll a sheet of birch bark into a scroll for a woodland inspired Santa's Nice list
How to make a floral display design that will leave space for even more decorations.
Make ahead (oversized) bark and kalanchoe Christmas decoration... and best of all it last for weeks!
Favourite Flowers
Christmas Kalanchoe, Kalanchöe or Kalanchoë
Related Designs
Bark ice skates on a snow covered pond... perfect for capturing Christmas memories!
A sweet through-the-window candle glowing kind of design to celebrate Christmas.
Glue the most delicate twig table top Christmas tree
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Craft a bark sleigh that will last for weeks.
A twig sleigh... to collect your twig Christmas tree, of course!
...ok not really that fancy- it’s paper pulp. Cardboard boxes, really. In the spirit of 2020- I am inspired by the endless stream of cardboard boxes being delivered. My list of...
A little bit of effort... that will last for weeks design to hang about the whole Festive Season.
A frozen in a moment bark scroll with silver leaf letters that was about to reveal Santa's Nice list!
Long lasting and easy to pick up and place garland to decorate a Festive Platter of… anything, really!
A light... and slight start to designing for Christmas... an oversized Finial