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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Be Silent And Listen

“The inspiration

you seek

is

already

within you

- be silent

and listen”

Quote by Rumi

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Tutorials
Bamboo scaffold armature
28 May 2014
Bamboo scaffold armature

Latch a few bamboo pieces together to create a scaffold for the flowers to hang from
Bamboo panel
28 May 2014
Bamboo panel

Create a panel for the flowers to hang on
Ripping Flax
14 January 2011
Ripping Flax

Flax can be ripped into fibres creating long and versatile strips
Natural stem hook to hang plant material from
26 April 2011
Natural stem hook to hang plant material from

Side stems of branches can be used as hooks to hang floral material in a design.
Drinking straw "test tubes"
4 January 2011
Drinking straw "test tubes"

When you need to keep a tiny stem hydrated this is just what you need.
Placing orchids in test tubes
25 August 2011
Placing orchids in test tubes

Cut the Phalaenopsis orchid with a bit of green stem attached. This will make them last longer.
Syringe with tube
3 January 2011
Syringe with tube

Easy way to fill test tubes and easiest way to remove water from a vase
Bamboo cross-hatch spacers
22 January 2020
Bamboo cross-hatch spacers

A small design detail for contemporary floral arrangements.
Hanging bamboo from a wired hook
22 January 2020
Hanging bamboo from a wired hook

This design can be hanged from anywhere... a case filled with twigs or a branch.
Winter White Twig Screen
6 February 2019
Winter White Twig Screen

Glue twigs to screen delicate flowers for a wintry design.
Autumn Screen
29 November 2017
Autumn Screen

Craft a hanging twig and autumn leaf design
Bits of snipped grass glued to create a net
5 July 2017
Bits of snipped grass glued to create a net

Glue a fragile sheltering net to soften the look of a summer design
Hanging Bamboo Lantern
14 June 2017
Hanging Bamboo Lantern

This is a perfect do-ahead-of-time hanging design for a summer wedding. Craft one or three or a whole lot of the lanterns and add some orchids at the last moment to finish the design.
Bamboo frog for a shallow container design
10 August 2016
Bamboo frog for a shallow container design

Cut short bamboo lengths to keep your flower material upright in a shallow and narrow container
Related Designs
Spacer
22 January 2020
Spacer

Armatures are great (budget friendly) spacers for creating large floral designs without using an enormous amount of your resources.
Tread softly on winter
6 February 2019
Tread softly on winter

A delicate winter twig armature to show off the delicate beauty of these early spring coloured tulips.
Happy Coincidence!
3 January 2018
Happy Coincidence!

Some designs really do just make themselves. I received this tiny vase for Christmas from Marius (thank you, Marius!) and while cleaning out my design room I found this little twig with a fork in it. Add a ranunculus with a ridiculously gorgeous curve in it's stem... done.
Marcescent
29 November 2017
Marcescent

Glue a delicate autumn room devider
Just A Bit
5 July 2017
Just A Bit

Glue a bit of grass snippets to suspend over the design
Things are looking up!
14 June 2017
Things are looking up!

My article and Bamboo Lantern design featured in DIY Weddings Magazine
Step Along
15 February 2017
Step Along

Create twig steps to display the orchids
Saved up
10 August 2016
Saved up

Cut lengths of bamboo to place in a shallow container as a flower frog
A Point of Support
30 March 2016
A Point of Support

My contemporary floral art design demonstrated at the Canada Blooms flower show in Toronto.
Where would you put it!?!
17 February 2016
Where would you put it!?!

Tie a twig armature enclosure for fresh flowers
Favourite Flowers
Phalaenopsis
Phalaenopsis

Phalaenopsis orchid detail from my Harnessing the Wind design