Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
A Very Merry… all elf pass into Santa’s workshop… ‘tis Christmas Day!
- 25 December 2024
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I do hope this post makes you smile... brings some of joy, kindness and uplifts our creative spirits on this Christmas day.
“Tis the Day of Christmas … and all through your screen… a Christmas wish, from my heart… to be seen
wrapped with a bark bow, this carefully made treasure (although yes, true, the candle is faux) if absolute truth is the measure
With its candle alight there in its own window-glass-bowl, reflecting the warmest flickering bright, handcrafted for “y’owl”… this welcoming Christmas Day sight.
Lemon cypress needs only the slightest of crush for uplifting fragrant cheer, a lush gummy resin scent to remember, for just the right Christmassy atmosphere.
Kalanchoe flowers sitting pretty and baubles all itty bitty
Dancing and prancing and snow flakiness tumbling from above, a design filled with hope and kindness and yes, also love.
May you be oh so inspired (and not the least bit tired) a right jolly bold floral elf, I know I am doing my part to be one myself.
So if you needed something extra to smile about today… I hope you found one here to take away
… as you came for a quick look at this week’s design on my My Creative Workbook… and from me and my floral craft website… Merry Christmas to all, and to all much light!
Every good wish for a Merry Christmas, Flower buddies. Have a fun and flower filled day.
Design note: Of course it was in 1822, Clement Clarke Moore wrote the lines of the classic Christmas poem, “An Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas,” which begins with the immortal lines: “Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.” that inspired this week's Christmas wishes.
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Tutorials
Stack glass containers as your mechanic and frame for a Christmas glow design.
Cozy textured tall and luxurious table top tree design.
Cover a wreath frame with bark strips and fluffed out cotton
A fluffy cuff lines the top edge of the bark Christmas Stocking
Cover a cardboard shape in cotton and bark to create a floral armature
Make ahead (oversized) bark and kalanchoe Christmas decoration... and best of all it last for weeks!
How to make a floral display design that will leave space for even more decorations.
Soak and roll a sheet of birch bark into a scroll for a woodland inspired Santa's Nice list
Create a design with a hint of incompleteness… something to still look forward to.
A winter wonderland ice pond table top design... with sparkling bark ice skates
Kalanchoe flowers last weeks without a water source and is the perfect way to dress up a bark and silver bell sleigh
Soft and minimal glow lantern that you can make ahead of time to last all Festive Season.
Not only will your home smell wonderful while crafting this design you will also have a ethereal and long lasting design to enjoy.
The wire spirals are supported on wire sections pressed into the wax
A snowflake covered design that will hang on to well past Christmas.
Favourite Flowers
Christmas Kalanchoe, Kalanchöe or Kalanchoë
Related Designs
Cover a wreath frame with bark and cotton for a textured Christmas wreath design
Glue bark to a wire frame to create a Christmas stocking armature
Bark ice skates on a snow covered pond... perfect for capturing Christmas memories!
Long lasting and easy to pick up and place garland to decorate a Festive Platter of… anything, really!
A frozen in a moment bark scroll with silver leaf letters that was about to reveal Santa's Nice list!
An on-purpose-not-yet-quite-done design to remind us to enjoy the Christmas moments as they unfold.
Design One from my Inspiration Video: Use the same floral ingredients, willow twigs, Lichen, Spanish Moss, Kalanchoe and Gypsophila to make three distinctly different contemporary...
Design Three from my Inspiration Video: Use the same floral ingredients, willow twigs, Lichen, Spanish Moss, Kalanchoe and Gypsophila to make three distinctly different...
Craft a bark sleigh that will last for weeks.
An easy and naturally fragrant winter white candle decoration to bring nature into your house this Christmas.
Wire spirals twisted around candles to make small Christmas trees for the Christmas Eve dinner table
A little bit of effort... that will last for weeks design to hang about the whole Festive Season.
