Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
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- 27 December 2017
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The sounds of Christmas 2017: … just one more
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Title from the Bing Crosby & David Bowie version of :Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy.
"The Little Drummer Boy" (originally known as "Carol of the Drum") is a popular Christmas song written by the American classical music composer and teacher Katherine Kennicott Davis in 1941.
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Tutorials
Artificial snow can be very "chemical" and flowers deteriorate quickly when exposed to it. It also dissolves in water. I use candle wax as "snow"
Glue snippets of Baby's breath and grass into a lace fine wreath shape to showcase the tiny chocolate cosmos buds
Snip a dried twig wreath to undo the spirals to hang around a glass container
Glued Baby's Breath Wreath, folded in half to create a moon shaped armature
This is a great way to use all those bits of twigs and sticks in your design room to make a floral armature
Wire short twigs around wire rings to create rustic flameless tea-light lanterns
Loop and tie a few stacked twigs to create an enclosed floral armature
Create a floral foam cube for a Christmas "gift" table design
Use a cardboard shape to craft a simple wire Christmas star
Favourite Flowers
Christmas Kalanchoe, Kalanchöe or Kalanchoë
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