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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

All To Myself

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving Day.

“I

would

rather

sit

on a pumpkin,

and have it

all to myself,

than

be crowded

on

a velvet cushion.”

Quote by Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862) an American author, poet and philosopher

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Tutorials
Paperback Book Pumpkin
14 October 2013
Paperback Book Pumpkin

Cut and stain paperback books to make a pumpkin armature
Wire Tendrils
26 July 2011
Wire Tendrils

Curl the wire at irregular intervals to create a natural wire tendril similar to that of a passion fruit plant
Drinking straw "test tubes"
4 January 2011
Drinking straw "test tubes"

When you need to keep a tiny stem hydrated this is just what you need.
Butterfly feeler hooks for swinging test tubes
18 January 2012
Butterfly feeler hooks for swinging test tubes

I don't always want to wire my test tubes into the design. I like to create a bit of movement by simply hooking the tubes to gently swing.
Traditional book folding craft technique turned into an armature… with a me twist
13 September 2023
Traditional book folding craft technique turned into an armature… with a me twist

Fold a book into a floral armature... with tricks there to keep the floral material hydrated and suspended.
Stack two glass vases to keep a leaf upright in water
24 January 2018
Stack two glass vases to keep a leaf upright in water

Slip a leaf into the gap between two glass containers to keep it upright... and add a plastic lining to support the flowers nestled into it.
Related Designs
I am a fan!
13 September 2023
I am a fan!

Giving my book a super fan make-over.
How to make a stack of just enough:
24 January 2018
How to make a stack of just enough:

Stack two vases to create a small gap at the side to keep a leaf upright
Stacking the odds in your favour
2 December 2015
Stacking the odds in your favour

Cover a wire frame for a winter kissing bough.
What a find!
14 October 2015
What a find!

Roll autumn leaves to create a frog to keep flowers upright
Favourite Flowers
Cymbidium
Cymbidium

Cymbidium orchids for my Designing your way to profits article that was featured in the Canadian Florist Magazine
Passiflora
Passiflora

Passion fruit leaves with tendrils for my Floral Trends Design Group Glass design