Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Blue…
- 13 July 2022
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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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Tutorials
You don't have to design with a bud vase when you have a bud vase sized flower.
Add a bit of love to your blossom branches with hanging heart knots.
Create a minimal design by placing a single flower on a platform
Suspend a flower for an unusual but minimalist design over a leaning container lid.
Connect strips of ripped grass to create a knotted armature for short stemmed flowers
Create a rigid grid to place over a glass vase to keep flower material in place
Light and airy addition to a floral design to celebrate summer
Gently curve ripped foliage over flowers to add a cooling movement to a minimal summer design.
Pierce eggshells to string it up for a delicate Spring design element.
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