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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

But of course.

But of course flower arrangement by Christine de Beer

Don’t be ridiculous…

Hanging Wisteria flower arrangement

of course it's impossible.

Sustainable floral design with wisteria flowers

We would hardly

Hang a few wisteria flowers for a Spring decoration

put in this much effort,

Mother's day floral design inspiration

this much thought,

Mother's day floral gifts

go through this much trouble

May flowering arrangements from the garden

just

Floral styling for Mothers day

to make things if we believed they were already possible.

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Tutorials

5 May 2021 Sea glass counter weights to keep leaning top heavy stems from tipping

An easy fix for preventing flowers from falling out of a container

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...

29 April 2020 Craft a spinning diamond shape to frame your small design

A fun hanging design that spins in the slightest breeze.

24 April 2013 Macramé hanging vases

Knot wool to create a catch to hang tiny bud vases from

23 October 2019 Floating Filigree Pumpkin Patch

String up pumpkins and glass seahorse vases to craft an autumn mobile design.

18 May 2016 Dangling flowers from blades of grass

Knot a blade of grass around a water source to create a free hanging design

3 January 2011 Syringe with tube

Easy way to fill test tubes and easiest way to remove water from a vase

17 October 2018 Clips to hang flowers vertically

I designed and printed these clips on a 3D printer as a fast, secure and convenient way to hang water tubes vertically down fishing line.

29 March 2017 Three Tier Wire Ring Chandelier

Bend and weave three wire wreaths to string up as an air plant chandelier

Related Designs

11 May 2022 Is this new…?

Giving old ideas a new twist to refresh it for Spring

17 May 2023 Purple haze… float

Softest Wisteria colour to cool things down on an unexpectedly warm day.

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...

23 March 2016 Celebrate!

A closer look at my design at the 20th anniversary of Canada Blooms and The Toronto Flower Show

23 October 2019 As pumpkins do this time of year

Hanging pumpkins and tiny vases to create a Autumn mobile floral design.

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

29 April 2020 Seeing a Diamond in the Stuff

A fun design to create a spinning diamond frame using minimal plant material for maximum effect.

8 August 2012 Stringing in the rain

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

10 April 2019 Just Like Wisteria Rain

Craft a ethereal design from twigs and wisteria flowers

14 September 2016 Hang on!

Macrame inspired handing seahorse vases

31 May 2017 Let's hang out

Skewer some Eucalyptus to suspend between the orchids

17 October 2018 But wait… there's more!

Tucked into the box with every advance copy of the book, the effortless floral craftsman is a packet of clips. This design and Tutorial is a bit of inspiration... what will you...

29 March 2017 A Twirl

Suspend a wire chandelier design to twirl