My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Blue…

13 July 2022
and more

Pretty sure

“blue” is

how

you say

“chocolate”

in Pollinator.

(in fact... not a fact… something might have gotten lost in translation. But it sure looked like it might have been true by how much the bees are enjoying these blue Lithodora flowers)

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Dew-Drop Crystals

I created the Tutorial for how I add these crystals to my floral designs 11 years ago! Since then I have tried, tested and searched for the perfect crystals that would go from studio‑table picture perfect to show‑day‑dependable and I always come back to these. They remain the absolute best. They’re inexpensive yet have a refined, high‑quality crystal brilliance; they don’t tarnish and their adhesive backing stays reliably tacky even after they were exposed to water.

Tutorials

13 July 2022

Suspend a tiny flower over a large water filled container in a sandwich knot support

You don't have to design with a bud vase when you have a bud vase sized flower.

14 January 2011

Ripping Flax

Flax can be ripped into fibres creating long and versatile strips

16 February 2022

Hanging knotted foliage hearts from Quince blossom branches

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

30 August 2017

Standing a water tube at an angle in lumber

Create a minimal design by placing a single flower on a platform

24 April 2019

Balance a cake stand lid on it’s side to create a leaning design

Suspend a flower for an unusual but minimalist design over a leaning container lid.

8 August 2018

Wrap around grass loop and knot armature

Connect strips of ripped grass to create a knotted armature for short stemmed flowers

7 November 2018

Ripped Flax Mittens

Knot delicate floral mittens from flax.

31 December 2012

Knot a Cordyline Catcher

Create a rigid grid to place over a glass vase to keep flower material in place

21 July 2021

Knot a delicate hammock from ripped foliage

Light and airy addition to a floral design to celebrate summer

29 August 2018

Coil slip on sandals

Braid ripped flax and coil it into shaped slip on sandals.

15 June 2022

Swing ripped foliage over a mop-head of hydrangeas to follow the natural curve

Gently curve ripped foliage over flowers to add a cooling movement to a minimal summer design.

20 March 2019

Hanging dangling eggshells with a twig and some ripped grass

Pierce eggshells to string it up for a delicate Spring design element.

29 April 2026

Knot so that your tiny stems don’t roll and your flowers float just so

Even tiny stems need a bit of support and floating flowers a bit of direction to get them... just... so

5 July 2023

Latch an imperfect stem support for thin stemmed and heavy design details

Bundle and tie a few stems to create a support for even heavy design details.

11 January 2023

Unfurl winter’s potential in a snow filled monstera leaf shelter

Capture a bit of winter magic by placing delicate flower buds in the middle of two large leaves.

Related Designs

24 April 2019

Put aside

Urgh… my glass cake stand broke leaving me with a still beautiful, but now mismatched and extremely inspirational lid...

16 February 2022

Hang on, love

A hanging heart design to celebrate love this Valentine's Day.

30 August 2017

If

Place a water tube at an angle in lumber so that the Zantedeschia float just above the base to show off the delicate grass snippets scattered up the stem

8 August 2018

On the net

Knot a net to rest short stem orchids on.

7 November 2018

Grab your party mittens, flower buds… it’s Book Launch Day!

Celebrating my book launch by knotting floral mittens using the design Tutorial from my book and the template from the free gift template booklet.

31 December 2012

A Pocket full of Starlight

Knot a grid to place over a glass bubble vase to keep plant material in place

21 July 2021

High-Strung

String up a tiny hammock for a dreamy summer vacation design

29 August 2018

It’s not that it is inexpensive… it’s priceless!

Yes, this Coil slip on sandals design is in my book: the effortless floral craftsman, a floral crafter’s guide to crafting with nature ... it is also the first design from the book featured in a magazine: Thank you DIY Wedding Magazine , I am so happy to share finally the this with you: