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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

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  • 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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Dew-Drop Crystals
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
Balanced branch with dangling macrame vases
17 August 2022
Balanced branch with dangling macrame vases

Create a display branch for ever changing fresh flowers and foliage... or vines.
Macramé hanging vases
24 April 2013
Macramé hanging vases

Knot wool to create a catch to hang tiny bud vases from
Using a pin to place tiny dew drop crystals
8 July 2015
Using a pin to place tiny dew drop crystals

It's sometimes difficult to place a tiny crystal or bead exactly where you want it.
Driftwood beavers lodge
21 August 2012
Driftwood beavers lodge

Stack and glue driftwood to rest on bottles to create a frog to keep thin blades of grass neatly in place
Macramé inspired hanging test tubes
28 December 2011
Macramé inspired hanging test tubes

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 fishing line knots at the sides also protect them against bumps
Butterfly feeler hooks for swinging test tubes
18 January 2012
Butterfly feeler hooks for swinging test tubes

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.
Pot-scrubber copper wire curls and autumn twig twirls bud vase toppers
4 November 2020
Pot-scrubber copper wire curls and autumn twig twirls bud vase toppers

A quick solution for a minimal horizontal autumn display -on top of bud vases.
Three Tier Wire Ring Chandelier
29 March 2017
Three Tier Wire Ring Chandelier

Bend and weave three wire wreaths to string up as an air plant chandelier
Syringe with tube
3 January 2011
Syringe with tube

Easy way to fill test tubes and easiest way to remove water from a vase
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.
Driftwood precariously perched on the edge of a pebble
26 June 2012
Driftwood precariously perched on the edge of a pebble

Wire and glue the driftwood at an angle to balance on a pebble
Up-cycle CD base for driftwood
27 August 2012
Up-cycle CD base for driftwood

Stack and glue a few used CD's to create a secure base for a simple piece of driftwood
Related Designs
Celebrate!
23 March 2016
Celebrate!

A closer look at my design at the 20th anniversary of Canada Blooms and The Toronto Flower Show
Pretty Spicy!
23 September 2015
Pretty Spicy!

Hang fruity wire garlands to display Gerbera daisies
Because that is just how I roll
4 November 2020
Because that is just how I roll

A tumbling fall leaf design making use of the autumn leaves that are already falling to the ground.
Let's hang out
31 May 2017
Let's hang out

Skewer some Eucalyptus to suspend between the orchids
A Twirl
29 March 2017
A Twirl

Suspend a wire chandelier design to twirl
Bubbly New Year’s Sparklers
28 December 2011
Bubbly New Year’s Sparklers

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
Diamond Jubilee Waterfall
26 June 2012
Diamond Jubilee Waterfall

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 Great Hall of Government House in Victoria, Canada entitled British Columbia Blooms.
Just Right! Floral Art demonstration: Too Hard!
27 August 2012
Just Right! Floral Art demonstration: Too Hard!

My second design in my demonstration at the BC Floral Art Society meeting
In Summer!
23 May 2018
In Summer!

A contemporary cascade of rosary vine and dried petals.
Stringing in the rain
8 August 2012
Stringing in the rain

A veil of green wool, Spanish moss and dried hydrangeas hang over white lilies
Favourite Flowers
Phalaenopsis
Phalaenopsis

Phalaenopsis orchid detail from my Harnessing the Wind design