be MINDFUL of the invisible stuff you add

13 May 2020
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Every morning when I switch on my design-room lights I say good morning to this fella… and he reminds me to be mindful because:

A mindfulness floral design by Christine de Beer

The emotions

The easiest floral necklace or crown ever

I am weaving

A great way to design with fragrant lavender

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Mindful meditation while designing with flowers and nature

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people

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… and the truth is… the more of ourselves we weave into our design work... the better people respond to it.

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Tutorials

13 May 2020 Knot a Lavender chain link necklace or floral crown

This is without a doubt the quickest and easiest floral project on my entire site. And rather fun to do. I make these.. all... the... time!

1 November 2011 Weaving a twig wreath

For my design I wanted the wreath to look wind blown so I added a few loosely woven twigs into the weave. I also wanted to emphasize the autumn colours so I added a twirling...

11 February 2015 Stripping foliage from weaving stems

Remove foliage from stems to weave with

23 July 2014 Twig Chain Garlands

Knot stems into decorative swinging chains

19 February 2013 Manipulating stems: Snapping at an angle, Bending, Spiraling, Curling and Straightening

Most stems, twigs and even sturdier branches can be bend into shapes. It takes practice and more than a bit of patience. The main idea is to slowly manipulate the branch without...

24 February 2016 Willow Spring

Set willow tips into a spiral to create a spring design

24 February 2016 Wire Wrapped Willow Garland

Make a continues length of flexible willow to weave or design with by wrapping the delicate stems with thin wire

8 July 2015 Overgrown Willow web inspired by a traditional Dream-catcher

I wanted my willow armature to hint of a web-like dreamcatcher that grows in the wild rather than being a precise replica of the traditional craft technique. But I did weave it...