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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

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Tutorials
Craft a sturdy “that should be impossible” grid to support even heavier flowers
3 June 2020
Craft a sturdy “that should be impossible” grid to support even heavier flowers

Using the same flower stems, only dry, to craft a grid for the same flowers stems, only fresh
Bleached Baby’s Breath Wreath
4 November 2015
Bleached Baby’s Breath Wreath

Glue a radiating wreath from bleached Gyp
Bleached Gypsophila
4 November 2015
Bleached Gypsophila

Gypsophila dries really well and can be bleached to a stunning winter white
Winter White Gyp Wreath
25 November 2015
Winter White Gyp Wreath

A dried wreath in winter white
Sticky Shooting Star
12 June 2012
Sticky Shooting Star

Glue gypsophila sticks, flowers and dandelion seeds into a star shape
Half wire half grass tangle to keep stems in place
26 July 2017
Half wire half grass tangle to keep stems in place

Tangle and shape wire to create a half moon for grass and gyp to rest in
Snippet grid
30 May 2018
Snippet grid

Glue grass stem snippets to create a natural grid over a shallow container
Baby’s Tears spill-over for a water-drop vase
7 May 2025
Baby’s Tears spill-over for a water-drop vase

Spend a bit of time styling the Pilea Glauca in your container... well worth it! It will root and you can simply replace the flowers (in their own secret water source) as needed.
Related Designs
Delicate
4 November 2015
Delicate

Bleached Gypsophila wreath with delicate autumn touches
So white
25 November 2015
So white

A dried Baby's breath and fresh orchid wreath
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
Wish Upon a Dandelion Star
11 June 2012
Wish Upon a Dandelion Star

A sticky shooting star made with gypsophila stems and fluffy dandelion seeds
Beat the summer heat
26 July 2017
Beat the summer heat

Tangle some wire to set flowers in water
Intimate Dinner For Two- Table Setting Competition Class
12 April 2011
Intimate Dinner For Two- Table Setting Competition Class

Floral Sushi Dinner, for two
Layer
30 April 2015
Layer

Design One from my Inspiration Video: Use the same floral ingredients, willow twigs, Lichen, Spanish Moss, Kalanchoe and Gypsophila to make three distinctly different contemporary corsages
Chain of Thought
23 July 2014
Chain of Thought

Knot small stems into decorative chain garlands
Stand Around
22 October 2014
Stand Around

Fold and roll leaves to create an Autumn swirl
Catch of the Day
12 August 2015
Catch of the Day

Weave a loose basket to display a single flower... or three
The Thing Is
12 November 2014
The Thing Is

Use a glue mixture to shape skeleton leaves into a lacy bowl
To design to our point
7 May 2025
To design to our point

Show off the most delicate alpine poppy by placing it in a veil of baby's tears (Pilea glauca)
Favourite Flowers
Anthurium
Anthurium

The Floral Trends Design Group Old and New Demonstration
Gypsophila
Gypsophila

I used mainly Gypsophila and twigs to create my fantasy Intimate dinner for two competition design.