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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

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26 January 2022
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Tutorials

Off-cut stem snippet and grass curl basket

26 January 2022

Off-cut stem snippet and grass curl basket

Piece together a floral basket that looks delicate AND overgrown.

Stretching leaves and foliage into a ringlet curl

Stretching leaves and foliage into a ringlet curl

Most leaves and foliage can be slightly manipulated to curve or curl.

Glued Twig Snippet Wreath

3 September 2014

Glued Twig Snippet Wreath

Small little twigs are glued to create a lace-like wreath

Craft a Spring basket from a wreath

Craft a Spring basket from a wreath

A wide gap nearly basket for nearly spring

Willow birdcage

Willow birdcage

Weave a willow birdcage to use as a wedding ring box

Catch Blossom Petals in a Pussy Willow tray basket

Catch Blossom Petals in a Pussy Willow tray basket

An easy to assemble yourself harvest basket to carry home and display Spring blossoms.

Winter white Tulle bridal basket

Winter white Tulle bridal basket

Craft a delicate bridal basket from twigs and tulle.

Using a pin to place tiny dew drop crystals

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.

Drinking straw "test tubes"

Drinking straw "test tubes"

When you need to keep a tiny stem hydrated this is just what you need.

Spring breeze tangled ribbon wreath

Spring breeze tangled ribbon wreath

Using branches pruned from a fruit tree... with a few dried flowers and just a few orchids to make a fresh Spring design.

Midelino Cane Coil Globe Cup

14 January 2013

Midelino Cane Coil Globe Cup

Weave a loose, round floral art armature

Related Designs

So happy together

So happy together

Glue a sisal bubble for a few delicate flowers to rest in

What's done is done

3 September 2014

What's done is done

My article and lace fine wreath design featured in the Autumn issue of DIY Weddings Magazine

Bring some Spring

Bring some Spring

Just like the weather is only hinting at spring, so is this design only hinting at being a basket

Old, new trends

Old, new trends

My article and willow birdcage design for wedding rings featured in DIY Weddings Magazine.

Spring Tray-ning

Spring Tray-ning

A Spring basket design for catching falling blossom petals.

Large Open Weave Twig Basket

Large Open Weave Twig Basket

Easter Basket used in the Durbanville Flower Club Easter Parade Demonstration

Magical Craftsmanship

Magical Craftsmanship

My article and winter white Tulle bridal basket design featured in DIY Weddings Magazine.

First we learn HOW to design… and then we learn how only WE design.

First we learn HOW to design… and then we learn how only WE design.

Whipped up to be light in the Spring breeze wreath design.

Unthinkably good things

Unthinkably good things

Oncidium orchids hiding in a woven grass cup. This Design Tutorial is featured on The Conna Flower and Garden Club (Ireland) website. It is part of their Floral Art Lessons program that demonstrates new techniques, ideas and principles of Flower Arranging by International Designers.

Favourite Flowers

Phalaenopsis

Phalaenopsis

Phalaenopsis orchid detail from my Harnessing the Wind design