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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

A Very Merry eucalyptus bauble Christmas!

11 December 2019
and more

“Let's

light up the tree

It's Christmas day

And,

you make it feel like Christmas

Even

when things go wrong

Say it now

I hear the sound

of Christmas

in your song

All year long”

Song by Neil Diamond: You Make It Feel Like Christmas

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Tutorials

11 December 2019

Twig and twinkle Christmas Tree

A light as snow twig and Christmas light armature

11 December 2019

Swirly Twirly Silver Dollar Eucalyptus baubles

Inspired by seedpods... Glue Silver Dollar Eucalyptus leaves into 3 dimensional Christmas decorations.

27 November 2012

Fluff cotton wool for snow

Cotton balls can be unrolled and fluffed to create long garlands of "snow"

28 December 2016

Adding snow to twigs

Glue artificial snow to twigs

22 May 2012

Bite and snap a sturdy twig

Break the sturdy twig on the scribe line.

28 December 2016

A bark strip and fluffed cotton disk wreath

Cover a wreath frame with bark strips and fluffed out cotton

4 December 2019

Eucalyptus collar for a snow-covered Christmas candle

Not only will your home smell wonderful while crafting this design you will also have a ethereal and long lasting design to enjoy.

19 December 2018

Sparkling Eucalyptus Tabletop Christmas tree

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

16 December 2015

Ivy vine Christmas tree mobile

Twist ivy vines around a cardboard shape to create a lace fine Christmas tree mobile.

12 December 2012

Eucalyptus Snow Flakes

Glue seeded eucalyptus snow flakes

6 December 2017

Barely there twig tabletop Christmas tree

Glue curved twig snippets to craft a delicate winter white Christmas tree

20 December 2017

Twinkle and Pine Christmas Star

Use a cardboard shape to craft a simple wire Christmas star

20 December 2017

Secret Battery holder

Sometimes the best way to hide something in your design is right in the open

4 December 2013

Large wax snowflakes

Artificial snow can be very "chemical" and flowers deteriorate quickly when exposed to it. It also dissolves in water. I use candle wax as "snow"

4 January 2011

Drinking straw "test tubes"

When you need to keep a tiny stem hydrated this is just what you need.

2 January 2019

Eucalyptus tinsel garland

Wire seeded Eucalyptus into a long tinsel garland.

18 December 2013

Jingle bell stem hook

Cut a delicate stem to hook jingle bells on

18 January 2012

Butterfly hairclip claws to hold twigs in place while glue dries

Butterfly hair clips are the perfect little claws to help you hold tiny items in place while you wait for glue to dry

14 December 2022

Sparkle Spool and Velvet Magnolia Table Top Christmas Tree

A pretty way to warm up your living space with the luxurious velvet texture you find on the underside of Magnolia leaves.

15 December 2021

Half and Half Copper and Twig Christmas tree

Cut a tree from copper and twigs for a long lasting tabletop Christmas decoration.

30 December 2020

Suspend design elements around a poinsettia forest floor display

A low design that is still light and airy using a lot of convenient prepare ahead of time design elements.

23 December 2020

Wired snowball pom pom

Craft an ornamental ball or tuft with wool and cardboard.

23 December 2020

Weave a grass Christmas tree

Easy armature design that is actually quite relaxing to do... plant meditation!

2 December 2020

Ice skating pond inspired grid for a winter floral design

Turn the tried and trusted tape over the vase grid idea sticky side out... and adding artificial snow for a Christmas in Winter design solution.

2 December 2020

Lost and found snow mittens

Artificial snow covered cardboard mittens to add to a winter themed design.

18 December 2019

Here it is: the quickest, easiest Christmas wreath… ever!

My work is usually so labour intensive... this one came as a wonderful surprise... it really is both quick and easy to craft this wreath!

Related Designs

4 December 2019

A Very Merry eucalyptus-collar-candle Christmas!

An easy and naturally fragrant winter white candle decoration to bring nature into your house this Christmas.

19 December 2018

Oh Florist-tree

Craft an Eucalyptus Christmas tree

16 December 2015

Christmas Waves

Twist a Kalanchoe and Ivy vine Christmas tree mobile

20 January 2011

The last Vine Wreath

Every designer knows how to stretch their supplies. We use and re-use our dried plant material until our fellow designers feel like hiding it from us. I formed such an attachment to my vine wreaths. This post features four designs using the same wreaths.

12 December 2012

It's a swell time…

An exceptional moment frozen in time… 12:12:12 12/12/12

6 December 2017

While I sing of beauty's treasure

Glue the most delicate twig table top Christmas tree

20 December 2017

A Very Merry Christmas Star

A wire Christmas star with a secret plan to hide the twinkle

2 January 2019

One New Year’s Wish

Wire a sparkling tinsel garland to dress up a single, elegant Arum lily.

14 December 2022

Joyf'ly

Table top Christmas tree with a fairy light twig trunk.

15 December 2021

It’s the most… it’s the most… wonderful Patina Copper Christmas Tree of all!

This is the fourth of my Christmas 2021 series of designs. This year in the form of a mini workshop… my Christmas present to you. Paint copper to add a beautiful patina to a half and half Christmas tree.

30 December 2020

All is Calm, All is Bright

An easy to do ahead of time winter wonderland themed design for the calm days just after Christmas but before New Years Eve.

23 December 2020

Have yourself a Merry Cellulose Fibre Christmas: wired snowball pom pom for a woven grass Christmas tree

...ok not really that fancy- it’s made from paper pulp. Some cardboard to wrap the string around… really. In the spirit of 2020- I am inspired by the endless stream of cardboard boxes being delivered. This week I am making loads of snowball pom poms.

2 December 2020

Have yourself a Merry Cellulose Fibre Christmas: Lost and Found Snow Mittens

...ok not really that fancy- it’s made from paper pulp. A cardboard box snow mittens… really. In the spirit of 2020- I am inspired by the endless stream of cardboard boxes being delivered.

18 December 2019

A Happy, Merry, Jolly (easy as that!) Eucalyptus Christmas wreath

Now this is quite a discovery! And it honestly is the easiest and quickest way to go from "I still want to decorate for Christmas" to "... aaand I am done, I made our wreath"