My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

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Tutorials
Midelino Cane Coil Globe Cup
14 January 2013
Midelino Cane Coil Globe Cup

Weave a loose, round floral art armature
Midelino cane coil basket
14 August 2012
Midelino cane coil basket

Weave a hand basket from Midelino cane coils
Staining Midelino cane Coils
13 April 2012
Staining Midelino cane Coils

White Midelino cane is easy to stain in any colour
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.
Cinderella Spiral Pumpkin from Midelino Cane Coils
1 May 2012
Cinderella Spiral Pumpkin from Midelino Cane Coils

Tie Midelino Cane coils to make a spiral armature
Midelino Harvest Moon Basket
30 October 2012
Midelino Harvest Moon Basket

This is a great flat and open basket to take outside when “harvesting” your fall leaves, pods and flowers. Who knows, you might even find a ghost pumpkin or three…
Keeping pollen tidy
1 April 2015
Keeping pollen tidy

Most of the time I would gently tug the pollen covered stamens away the moment it becomes yellow and messy. But the Gloriosa looks rather pretty with the stamens on, so I fix it in place
Weave a grass sphere to keep the long flower stems neatly in place on a bud vase
6 July 2022
Weave a grass sphere to keep the long flower stems neatly in place on a bud vase

Both pretty and pretty effective. Keep the flowers exactly where you want them by weaving a stopper for your bud vase.
Long lasting Lily and lily grass ball
14 August 2019
Long lasting Lily and lily grass ball

Keep all the fresh flower material hydrated in water by weaving the stems from one side of the vase to the other.
Lily grass and cane bubble for a Pitcher plant
13 June 2018
Lily grass and cane bubble for a Pitcher plant

Craft a dried cane globe for the armature of the design and then add lily grass to dry in place.
Wrap lily grass around bits of vine
8 March 2017
Wrap lily grass around bits of vine

Create visual interest by loosely wrapping lily grass around an armature
Glue floral details into an artificial wreath frame
4 January 2017
Glue floral details into an artificial wreath frame

Quick and easy way to securely decorate an artificial wreath with natural elements
Cane Coils
23 November 2016
Cane Coils

Curve cane into a snail shell spiral
Cut a vine wreath into sections to create a cup shaped armature
16 November 2016
Cut a vine wreath into sections to create a cup shaped armature

Cut a coiled vine wreath into sections to create an delicate armature to frame a few perfect chocolate cosmos flowers
Weaving grass to create a delicate mesh cup armature
16 November 2016
Weaving grass to create a delicate mesh cup armature

I wanted a really delicate, see-through armature to frame my tiny flowers so I wove grass in panels around the vine shape
Related Designs
Connect the dot
3 February 2016
Connect the dot

Connect snippets of grass to create a shelter for your flowers
A watcha call it
3 June 2015
A watcha call it

Weave a sphere armature
Bowled Over
15 April 2015
Bowled Over

Weave a sphere armature to complement delicate oncidium orchiods
This is the Fragrance of November
6 November 2013
This is the Fragrance of November

Weave a wreath to thread a dome for an Autumn leaf design
Prickly
2 October 2013
Prickly

Build a twig porcupine armature for fall flowers
This Moment
19 June 2013
This Moment

Create an armature design outside the vase
Avoiding Decision Fatigue
22 May 2013
Avoiding Decision Fatigue

This is my article that I wrote for the Bridal Design Issue of Canadian Florist Magazine
So happy together
8 May 2013
So happy together

Glue a sisal bubble for a few delicate flowers to rest in
Let’s play ball
6 July 2022
Let’s play ball

Weave a spherical support to place long stemmed flowers into a bud vase.
For a longer lasting Summer
14 August 2019
For a longer lasting Summer

A creative way to keep foliage hydrated for a cool, water filled summer design.
Eat up!
13 June 2018
Eat up!

A woven bubble for a carnivorous plant.
Piece of the forest
8 March 2017
Piece of the forest

Standing roses upright in a shallow container
What is in a basket of spectacular?
25 January 2017
What is in a basket of spectacular?

Weave a basket with dangling edges for a single orchid display
New Year's Wreath
4 January 2017
New Year's Wreath

Decorate an artificial wreath with fresh flowers and frosted twigs
All things Autumn (by which I mean all things chocolate): Snipped into Sections
16 November 2016
All things Autumn (by which I mean all things chocolate): Snipped into Sections

This was the second design I did in my "All things Autumn (by which I mean all things chocolate)" floral art demonstration
Favourite Flowers
Gloriosa
Gloriosa

Gloriosa flowers used in my The Space Between design