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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

All things Autumn (by which I mean all things chocolate): Loosen Up

This is the first design I did for my All things Autumn (by which I mean all things chocolate) floral art demonstration at the BC Floral Art Society .

The scent...

of

chocolate

increases

beta waves

which

triggers

relaxation

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Tutorials
Loosened Wreath Armature
4 May 2016
Loosened Wreath Armature

Snip a dried twig wreath to undo the spirals to hang around a glass container
Loosen up a vine wreath to create an upright armature
9 November 2016
Loosen up a vine wreath to create an upright armature

Soak a vine wreath to make it easier to manipulate into an armature deep enough to nestle plant material in
Manipulating stems: Snapping at an angle, Bending, Spiraling, Curling and Straightening
19 February 2013
Manipulating stems: Snapping at an angle, Bending, Spiraling, Curling and Straightening

Most stems, twigs and even sturdier branches can be bend into shapes. It takes practice and more than a bit of patience. The main idea is to slowly manipulate the branch without breaking it.
"I found it this way" demonstration Floral art Structures: Twig Tangles
21 September 2016
"I found it this way" demonstration Floral art Structures: Twig Tangles

For my "I found it this way" Floral Art demonstration at The Capilano Flower Arranging club, I began all four of my designs with basic armatures made of Twig Tangles and we discussed the importance of a stable structure as a foundation to a structural design. The twig tangles create a basic armature for the designs to be suspended from. Each design is crafted that it almost looks like a foraged or ‘found” natural object
The Three legged trick for Upright Constructions
7 September 2012
The Three legged trick for Upright Constructions

When in doubt, always give your armature three legs. Two legs are simply not enough and four legs will wobble if it is even slightly off balance.
Tendril vine Wreath Pumpkin
27 September 2017
Tendril vine Wreath Pumpkin

Reshape a vine wreath into smaller wreaths to combine as a pumpkin
Cane, Ti leaves and Sisal Disk Armature
23 November 2016
Cane, Ti leaves and Sisal Disk Armature

create a cookie shaped armature for the chocolate cosmos flowers
Cane Coils
23 November 2016
Cane Coils

Curve cane into a snail shell spiral
Cut a vine wreath into sections to create a cup shaped armature
16 November 2016
Cut a vine wreath into sections to create a cup shaped armature

Cut a coiled vine wreath into sections to create an delicate armature to frame a few perfect chocolate cosmos flowers
Weaving grass to create a delicate mesh cup armature
16 November 2016
Weaving grass to create a delicate mesh cup armature

I wanted a really delicate, see-through armature to frame my tiny flowers so I wove grass in panels around the vine shape
Related Designs
Center the more adventurous design ideas on your centerpieces
1 May 2012
Center the more adventurous design ideas on your centerpieces

Designing adventurous Contemporary Floral centerpieces Article in the Canadian Florist Magazine.
The Beauty in the Sleeping Woods
30 May 2012
The Beauty in the Sleeping Woods

As a floral artist I am inspired by the endurance of nature and my work is still re-creating the Sleeping Beauty Castle of my imagination.
Just Right! Floral Art demonstration: Too Cold!
21 August 2012
Just Right! Floral Art demonstration: Too Cold!

My first design in my demonstration at the BC Floral Art Society meeting
As tendrils tend to do
27 September 2017
As tendrils tend to do

Curl a wreath with tendrils to create a twig-pumpkin
All things Autumn (by which I mean all things chocolate): Worth a second look
30 November 2016
All things Autumn (by which I mean all things chocolate): Worth a second look

This was the fourth (and last) design I did in my "All things Autumn (by which I mean all things chocolate)" floral art demonstration
All things Autumn (by which I mean all things chocolate): Another perspective
23 November 2016
All things Autumn (by which I mean all things chocolate): Another perspective

This was the third design I did in my "All things Autumn (by which I mean all things chocolate)" floral art demonstration
All things Autumn (by which I mean all things chocolate): Snipped into Sections
16 November 2016
All things Autumn (by which I mean all things chocolate): Snipped into Sections

This was the second design I did in my "All things Autumn (by which I mean all things chocolate)" floral art demonstration