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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Be My Twig-Heart

10 February 2016
and more

Happy Valentine's Day to you

Sometimes, said Pooh,

the smallest

things

take up the

most room

in your heart

Quote by A.A. Milne. author of Winnie-the-Pooh

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Tutorials

10 February 2016

Free Standing Twig and Wire Heart Armature

Bend wires and fill in the gabs with Stillingia twigs to make a delicate heart armature

24 July 2012

Blow away hot glue strands

When you glue a structure with hot glue there are always a few stray strands of glue stuck all over the design. Blow it away with a hairdryer.

21 March 2012

Where to cut Tulips to condition

Here is a trick to make sure your tulips will condition thoroughly

22 May 2012

Bite and snap a sturdy twig

Break the sturdy twig on the scribe line.

12 February 2025

Have your heart set on it armature for Valentines Day

A prepare ahead armature design that relies on the strength of a heart shape.

14 February 2024

Craft a birch bark bud vase topper for a openhearted Valentine's display

Craft a keepsake heart on top of a vase to display special flowers.

15 February 2023

Blossom Twig Heart Frame… with a twist in the middle

Curve and tie a blossoming twig into a heart... that can suspend a heavy flower head.

16 February 2022

Hanging knotted foliage hearts from Quince blossom branches

Add a bit of love to your blossom branches with hanging heart knots.

9 February 2022

Tilt container with a spilling twigs armature

Perfect design for a warmer than usual winter design that hints at thawing.

12 February 2020

Manipulate Blossoming Twigs To Hang Fluttering Woven Grass Hearts

These peach blossom branches needed only the tiniest bit of help to frame the woven hearts to perfection.

13 February 2019

Willow and Rose heart armature

Weave willow stems into a heart shaped armature.

14 February 2018

Wire two Equisetum shoots into a heart

A wire in the hollow cavity inside a shoot of equisetum makes it easy to manipulate into a heart

8 February 2017

A Sprouting Spring Twig Heart

Carefully glue a twig armature to display the mini-miniature Darling orchids

Related Designs

11 February 2011

A Work of Heart

Carving hearts out of Rainbow Oasis to create an under water design

3 August 2011

Magnetic Fields Forever

The heart shape of my corsage is woven from shaved wood and then decorated with green strawberries. I used corsage magnets to place the corsage on the lapel of a jacket

16 November 2011

Winter formal

The elongated heart shape Echeveria waist corsage is meant to be worn low around the hip as a trailing ribbon clasp.

3 January 2012

Going Cold Twinkle Turkey

Is it better to go Cold Twinkle Turkey and embrace the minimalist living room or rather ease into it?

1 February 2012

Steeling yourself against stealing creativity

I wrote this article for Wedding Business Success (an online meeting place for the wedding industry) exploring a positive way of looking at creativity and... stealing!

7 February 2012

Grow Love

Love grows!

21 March 2012

A Floral Fable: Mood Design

This is a detailed look at my first Floral Fable demonstration design

19 June 2012

Designing a Feeling

The emotions your designs inspire give real meaning to your work. My article in the Canadian Florist Magazine

10 July 2012

Sticktoitness

Glue a heart shaped design made from bark and wood.

18 September 2012

Tying the knot and loosening those curls

Romantic rose centerpiece with just a bit of an edge featured in the DIY Wedding Magazine

10 January 2013

A quirky kind of Love

Retail florists and wholesalers are already designing, ordering and preparing their product range for Valentine's Day. This is my article that I wrote for the December 2012 Valentine's Day Design Issue of Canadian Florist Magazine