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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

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Tutorials

3 April 2013

Twin Leaf Weave

Weave two palm leaves together to create a floral grid

8 June 2011

Foliage Weaving

For this tutorial I focus on a simple weave pattern that does not require you to soften or prepare the leaves to be more durable or flexible. This is the starting point in weaving techniques. You can build on this technique to make floral handbags, gift boxes, and baskets, sew it into a curve or wrap it around a vase or cover a test tube.

19 March 2025

Suspend flowers above water on two wires covered with ringlet "happy birthday streamers" made from grass

Create a wire platform to rest the fresh flowers on so that they are hydrated but not submerged in the water below the grass dome.

15 January 2025

Palm and hazel fan together to support perfect to pick Helleborus stems

Winter treasures in a small vase for an uplifting fresh flower display.

8 January 2025

A growing Paperwhite paperweight to secure twirling passion fruit vines under water

This design takes a few weeks to make... but lasts a few weeks longer growing and evolving all on its own.

1 May 2024

Gap basket weave for a Spring flower container

Fiasco inspired vase cover for a small Spring design

23 August 2023

Basket weave bunny tail grid to catch your floral details

A no waste... but still decorative way to keep your flower in place and hydrated in the warm days of summer.

26 July 2023

A woven grass grid cage for flying Column and Augmented petal Phalaenopsis orchids

Pick away the petals from a few Phalaenopsis orchids to display in a summer grass tunnel design.

2 March 2022

Weave a lily grass shelter for a suspended flower stem

Hide the prettiest of flowers in the entire bunch in plain sight by framing it with elegant grass.

2 February 2022

Connect bud vases with a fresh foliage open weave

Craft two woven panels to place front and back of a couple of bud vases to create a unit.

16 June 2021

Shelter grass veil for a round container

A single lily flower design dressed up with a grass veil.

9 September 2020

Weave a daffodil corona inspired sweater for a lily

Knit a corona (as in that inside skirt like part of a daffodil) by weaving a Ceropegia woodii vine around the stamen filament of a lily.

29 May 2019

Weaving and Interweaving for contrast

My block design is shaped around a Styrofoam block. It is bulky but lightweight and a great way to reuse packaging.

29 May 2019

Taking a break when weaving with grass

When weaving a more labour intensive design you might want to/have to break for a few hours. This is the best way to keep the project from dying out too quickly.

13 March 2019

Interweave an enchanted gift basket

A bit of a planned-messy woven basket that is sturdy enough to carry small items.

15 August 2018

Tuck a loosely woven grass grid into a square container

Grass-grid armature.

9 August 2017

Weave a flat top to tip at an angle with flower stems

Craft a platform to highlight small flowers

Related Designs

19 March 2025

Let’s

... take a moment of reflection as we celebrate 5 years! Happy 5th birthday to my book: The Effortless Floral Craftsman

15 January 2025

What’s that word for it again?

A fun way to fan out palm leaves to display some winter pickings

8 January 2025

this IS new

Growing a design... all new... and fresh and blooming well into New Year.

1 May 2024

Favourite Take-Away

Basket weave container for some Spring floral treasures.

23 August 2023

Note to Self

An easy to weave natural grid for summer floral arrangements.

26 July 2023

Column… try it flower buddies

A bottom to the top... top to the bottom support to help keep your summer flowers hydrated.

2 March 2022

The thing!?! Do you remember the thing?!?

A design that visually plays with good proportions to allow the sheltered flower to be the focal point.

2 February 2022

Putting my feelers out

Adding just a little something to a bud vase design to connect them... and make it special.

16 June 2021

Dream Rescue

Weave the most delicate grass shelter veil for a gorgeous lily.

9 September 2020

Daffodillily

Weave around the stamens of a lily to create a daffodil like inside.

18 March 2020

Aerial Odyssey

A closer look at my design at Canada Blooms and The Toronto Flower Show last week. The show was cancelled right after we staged the designs due to COVID-19 concerns.

29 May 2019

Creative Competition

This week I am so excited to share my article and design that was published in the recent issue of the Floral Art Society of New Zealand's Academy Magazine for NZ qualified teachers, judges and demonstrators. It's all about good competition.