Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
All your Christmases…
- 16 November 2022
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With kind thoughts and all good wishes for a Merry Berry Kalanchoe Christmas...
May all
your days
be
berry and kalanchoe
bright.
Inspired by the lyrics of "White Christmas" by Irving Berlin.
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Tutorials
Long lasting berries, magnolia leaves and succulent (kalanchoe) flowers that can remain without any water or maintenance for... well... all the way to Christmas!
It's sometimes difficult to place a tiny crystal or bead exactly where you want it.
Release the soothing effect of the aroma and vapors from the Eucalyptus leaves my slightly crushing it while making roses
Split (but don't cut) a few gladiolus flowers to spiral in a vase
Fold and then stitch a long fall leaf garland to roll into a coil
Design in two levels by using two vases, the smaller slipped into a bigger one.
Not only will your home smell wonderful while crafting this design you will also have a ethereal and long lasting design to enjoy.
Stack foliage to create a rose spiral in a container.
Multiple tiny twigs create a flower frog to keep the delicate buds and leaves in the exact spot you want.
Rip Phormium to create a freestanding bundle armature design.
Twist lily grass slightly to create a spiral for the orchids to nestle in
Favourite Flowers
Christmas Kalanchoe, Kalanchöe or Kalanchoë
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