Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Branch Manager
- 17 August 2022
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Oh yes… I finally managed (and believe me, I have been searching...)
… to get a gorgeous branch.
A perfectly knobby and tortured and flawed
and therefore
utterly,
utterly
gorgeous branch.
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Tutorials
Create a display branch for ever changing fresh flowers and foliage... or vines.
It's sometimes difficult to place a tiny crystal or bead exactly where you want it.
Stack and glue driftwood to rest on bottles to create a frog to keep thin blades of grass neatly in place
When I hang these delicate glass bubbles I want to make sure they are really secure. By slipping them into Macramé inspired knots they are not only hanging securely but the...
I don't always want to wire my test tubes into the design. I like to create a bit of movement by simply hooking the tubes to gently swing.
A quick solution for a minimal horizontal autumn display -on top of bud vases.
Bend and weave three wire wreaths to string up as an air plant chandelier
Easy way to fill test tubes and easiest way to remove water from a vase
Cut the Phalaenopsis orchid with a bit of green stem attached. This will make them last longer.
Wire and glue the driftwood at an angle to balance on a pebble
Stack and glue a few used CD's to create a secure base for a simple piece of driftwood
Favourite Flowers
Phalaenopsis, Moth orchid
Related Designs
A closer look at my design at the 20th anniversary of Canada Blooms and The Toronto Flower Show
A tumbling fall leaf design making use of the autumn leaves that are already falling to the ground.
Delicate glass bubbles filled with the midnight blue African violet flowers, purple ornamental capsicum and spilling down the design are a few stems of rosary vine
To commemorate Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee and the 20th Anniversary of Friends of Government House Gardens Society a Horticultural event was hosted in the gardens and...
My second design in my demonstration at the BC Floral Art Society meeting
A veil of green wool, Spanish moss and dried hydrangeas hang over white lilies