Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Be excited
- 7 June 2023
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I highly recommend getting over-the-top excited
Oh yes, I absolutely do
I recommend being excited for everything
A new leaf unfurling
A surprise flower discovered
(maybe Wednesdays when I show you what I have made for you)
A vine finally reaching the very top
You wait and you notice… and suddenly there it is…
Be excited.
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Tutorials
Create a support for your floral details by wedging the cut flower stem across the opening of the vase.
It's sometimes difficult to place a tiny crystal or bead exactly where you want it.
Connect the ends of grass snippets to create a spherical grass armature
Create a foam free stacked design by slipping flowers between stacked bowls.
Give your woven grass a water source by designing the basket in a vase rather than placing the vase in a basket
Use the unique qualities of each stem to create a submerged design in a water filled glass vase.
Suspend a flower for an unusual but minimalist design over a leaning container lid.
Hana-Kubari is an Ikebana flower mechanic. Only natural materials such as pebbles, sticks and branches can be seen to support the flowers. Traditionally no twine or wire, nails,...
Add a leaf to a large-ish vase to create a small puddle of water for your short flower stem to rest in.
Fold a single blade of grass or slender leaf around a small container to stand your flower in position
Favourite Flowers
Dutch Iris or widow iris are the best known varieties used as cut flowers
Related Designs
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Ooooh! Am I excited to show you this design. It is an ordinary fishbowl vase... balanced on it's side.
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This week we look at the design featured in the Flower Guide Chapter at the very end of my book
Gently curve a shallow area with a leaf to showcase a gorgeous flower with a short stem in a water filled vase