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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

… And his little flower

19 July 2023
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“Just living

is not enough...

one must have

sunshine,

freedom,

and a little flower.”

Quote by Hans Christian Andersen

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Tutorials

19 July 2023

Knot a dragonfly

The easiest critter ever. All you need to do is make a few knots...

14 January 2011

Ripping Flax

Flax can be ripped into fibres creating long and versatile strips

17 June 2015

Zig zag Palm Dragonfly

Fold a dragonfly from a long strand of grass or palm leaf

6 January 2021

Rolled leaf shelter for a lean-in-closer tiny bud vase design

Create a tiny visual tunnel to focus attention.

27 June 2018

Foliage tube armature for long stemmed freesia buds

Curl and pin a few leaves into a tube to create an armature for those "left over" freesiabuds.

2 June 2021

Two leaf lining your container to shelter your orchids

Create a shallow puddle in a larger container to keep your flowers in place.

14 October 2015

Roll hundreds (yes! hundreds) of autumn leaves so create a natural, upright flower frog

Rolled leaves offer support for floral stems

17 March 2021

Cone shaped leafy puddle for a short stemmed flower

Take all the usual ingredients for a budvase design- a flower, a leafy green something and roll it into something unusual to display.

17 June 2015

Weaving Zori-inspired slip-on Sandals

Sandals made from bamboo, grass and sisal and a bit of satin ribbon for luxury

6 February 2013

Fold a Foliage Fish

Fold and weave a fish from two blades of grass

24 September 2014

Folding a Frog

Fold and weave a frog from grass

17 July 2012

Guacamole Green Coiled Grass Chameleon

My Chameleon is mono-botanical. Made from coiled grass

18 February 2015

Grass Spiral Snail

Fold a foliage snail

15 May 2024

Threaded rosette foliage frog… with a kick

Threaded Heuchera (Coral Bells) rosette with curved stems to kick against the sides of your container to keep it suspended above water.

Related Designs

27 June 2018

Look deep

Curl foliage to use as a natural armature for delicate buds.

6 January 2021

I tip my (flower) cap!

An enclosed design that invites the onlooker to lean in closer to explore the pretty orchid.

2 June 2021

Like an open book

Position foliage to create a smaller, shallow pond for your floral details to shelter in.

22 August 2018

FreestyleFreesia

Dutch floral designer Pim van den Akker, from Flower Factor invited me to participate in a FloraHolland initiative promoting the versatility of Freesias entitled #FreestyleFreesia Here is the extended version of my video.

14 October 2015

What a find!

Roll autumn leaves to create a frog to keep flowers upright

22 May 2019

Putting your own spin on it

I would definitely describe my own personal style as minimalist classic... but with an edgy twist.

17 March 2021

A scoop of pretty

A tiny budvase design that rearranges basic ingredients, such as a single leaf and an orchid to create a new design concept.

17 June 2015

This Summer

Weave slip on summer sandals

24 September 2014

Leapfrog

Fold and weave a frog from grass

17 July 2012

So far so green

The only thing I needed to make these avocado green arums perfect was a small admirer...

18 February 2015

Snail Away

Spiral roll a snail to add to this sunny design

15 May 2024

Well, well, well, if it isn’t the design solution I have been procrasti-crafting on

Beautiful Bletilla striata (Chinese Ground Orchid) deserves it's own elaborate frilly skirt display.