My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

As pumpkins do this time of year

Just

hanging

about,

You know,

being all

pumpkin-ny

… and

stuff.

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Tutorials
Floating Filigree Pumpkin Patch
23 October 2019
Floating Filigree Pumpkin Patch

String up pumpkins and glass seahorse vases to craft an autumn mobile design.
Cover a butchers hook with a ribbon
23 October 2019
Cover a butchers hook with a ribbon

A quick and easy way to make a butchers hook look less harsh in a delicate design.
Syringe with tube
3 January 2011
Syringe with tube

Easy way to fill test tubes and easiest way to remove water from a vase
Macramé hanging vases
24 April 2013
Macramé hanging vases

Knot wool to create a catch to hang tiny bud vases from
Stretching leaves and foliage into a ringlet curl
15 April 2015
Stretching leaves and foliage into a ringlet curl

Most leaves and foliage can be slightly manipulated to curve or curl.
Autumn Screen
29 November 2017
Autumn Screen

Craft a hanging twig and autumn leaf design
Using a pin to place tiny dew drop crystals
8 July 2015
Using a pin to place tiny dew drop crystals

It's sometimes difficult to place a tiny crystal or bead exactly where you want it.
Display wreath that hover around a big shiny pumpkin
4 October 2017
Display wreath that hover around a big shiny pumpkin

For this design I wanted my wreath to be light and airy so that it just whips around the solid pumpkin like a breeze.
Pumpkin legs
8 October 2011
Pumpkin legs

I wanted my pumpkin to lift its head slightly so that it is easy to see the beautiful sepals inside. Making tiny legs also prevent the pumpkin from rolling.
Folded Bleached Baby’s Breath Wreath Armature
26 October 2016
Folded Bleached Baby’s Breath Wreath Armature

Glued Baby's Breath Wreath, folded in half to create a moon shaped armature
Above and below eucalyptus curve butternut cradle
1 September 2021
Above and below eucalyptus curve butternut cradle

Suspend a heavy butternut over water in an early Autumn design.
Sea glass counter weights to keep leaning top heavy stems from tipping
5 May 2021
Sea glass counter weights to keep leaning top heavy stems from tipping

An easy fix for preventing flowers from falling out of a container
Floral wreath ring stem armature for a cute pumpkin patch in a stem vase design
7 October 2020
Floral wreath ring stem armature for a cute pumpkin patch in a stem vase design

Use a wreath to keep flower and a heavy little ghost pumpkin in place in a small vase.
Related Designs
Marcescent
29 November 2017
Marcescent

Glue a delicate autumn room devider
Whipped up in the autumn breeze
4 October 2017
Whipped up in the autumn breeze

Give a loosely woven wreath legs to stand on to hover lightly around a pumpkin
Thanksgiving Harvest
7 October 2011
Thanksgiving Harvest

Thanksgiving pumpkin with Chinese lanterns and spiral blossoms
Harvest Moon
26 October 2016
Harvest Moon

Fold a fine twig wreath in half to create a moon shaped armature
On Pumpkin Coloured Days
28 October 2015
On Pumpkin Coloured Days

Create a besom broom to sweep up those Autumn leaves
Pretty Spicy!
23 September 2015
Pretty Spicy!

Hang fruity wire garlands to display Gerbera daisies
Celebrate!
23 March 2016
Celebrate!

A closer look at my design at the 20th anniversary of Canada Blooms and The Toronto Flower Show
It’s butter… nuts!
1 September 2021
It’s butter… nuts!

An it's not too early to decorate for Autumn, Autumn design
But of course.
5 May 2021
But of course.

Repurpose an apothecary vase lid for a floating Spring design.
Let’s circle around to this one
7 October 2020
Let’s circle around to this one

Create a floral circlet to rest the little pumpkin on... but above the water line.