My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

At a Stretch

1 July 2015
and more

Reaching out

almost attached,

slightly tangled,

there’s a link,

that’s making it stick

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Tutorials

1 July 2015

Washi paper (Rakusui) split tube

Rip up the Washi paper for a lace fine armature for floral art

4 January 2011

Drinking straw "test tubes"

When you need to keep a tiny stem hydrated this is just what you need.

29 November 2023

Bind Autumn design details and Christmas evergreens around an upturned vase to keep the stem ends hydrated... from Fall to Christmas!

A wrap-around-vase to show off new bits of Christmas and the last bits of our autumn treasures.

3 October 2023

Keep your fresh plant material hydrated... and your dried plant material from falling into the water with a dried vine armature

Use dried floral details to keep fresh floral details suspended in water and fresh floral details to keep dried floral details from falling into the water… easy!

5 October 2022

A fluffy faded leaf "tail" to display delicate autumn treasures

Threading leaves to craft a long garland armature for an autumn display

21 November 2018

Crescent willow moon

Craft a crescent shaped willow armature

12 September 2018

Off-center hole-wreath armature

Craft a slightly off center wreath from dried vines and grasses for Phalaenopsis orchids.

Related Designs

29 November 2023

Fall into Christmas

Want to make your Christmas greenery last... this is perfect!

4 October 2023

So Into Fall

Keep you fresh plant material hydrated in water... and your dried plant material suspended to keep it from falling into the water.

5 October 2022

Tail End Of The Season

A display armature for a delicate autumn display.

21 November 2018

Rules!

The first design I did for my book launch demonstration looking at aspects that influences my effortless style of designing.

12 September 2018

Hole-ding it’s breath

Craft an almost Autumn armature from dried sweet pea vines

Favourite Flowers

Lathyrus

This design was entered in the craft section of a show. I grew my bag over 12 weeks. Each day I would guide the tiny fresh growth of the Sweet Pea plants to completely cover the...