Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Courage, now
- 30 August 2023
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![Courage, now floral art design by Christine de Beer Courage, now floral art design by Christine de Beer](/images/2023/08/courage-now-floral-art-design-by-christine-de-beer-l.jpg?inside=600x600)
“My darling girl,
![Radiating bunny tail grass for a late summer floral display Radiating bunny tail grass for a late summer floral display](/images/2023/08/radiating-bunny-tail-grass-for-a-late-summer-floral-display-p.jpg?inside=600x600)
when are you going to realize that
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being normal
![Apricot lemonade cosmos from my garden Apricot lemonade cosmos from my garden](/images/2023/08/apricot-lemonade-cosmos-from-my-garden-p.jpg?inside=600x600)
is not necessarily a virtue?
![Love in a puff vine with apricot lemonade cosmos and bunny tail grass floral design Love in a puff vine with apricot lemonade cosmos and bunny tail grass floral design](/images/2023/08/love-in-a-puff-vine-with-apricot-lemonade-cosmos-and-bunny-tail-grass-floral-design-p.jpg?inside=600x600)
It rather denotes
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a lack of courage.”
quote by Aunt Frances in the film Practical Magic
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Tutorials
Spear bunny tail grasses into a Kenzan to create a cozy space to display apricot lemonade cosmos flowers.
It's sometimes difficult to place a tiny crystal or bead exactly where you want it.
Temporarily adhere a traditional Ikebana Kenzan or pincushion to a shallow container.
Build up a design in a shallow container by stacking it by threading the plant material into the teeth of a pin cushion in three levels.
Spike fall leaves and water tubes to create a minimal radiating autumn display
Just look at that puddle! This design is all about the fresh eucalyptus... but in a cooling down for summer kind of way.
A bit of Kenzan support for a floating shallow container design
A radiating design that has the freedom of movement to add a bit of a cooling effect on the warmer days of summer.
Slowly build up a dial armature from dried bulrush
The easiest unfinished nest idea... simply shaped from roots discovered while Spring cleaning and preparing to plant.
Glue a few twigs to display Autumn flowers and foliage on
Craft a wire tripod to fit into the bristles of a handcrafted broom so that it can stand freely in your display.
Related Designs
It's the little sun-washed coloured hints that makes you look again to see if you really saw what you thought you saw... yes! There really are signs of autumn everywhere!
A bark armature standing on pointe for some gorgeous blue King Tut sweet peas
Cut stems of Gladiolus to place in a radiating summer design.
A fun and easy contemporary floral design to display foraged autumn leaves and just a touch of flowers that can easily be replaced.
An Autumn Equinox design that captures the moment before the spectacular colour burst of autumn floats around again
Whether it’s a solid foot for floating flowers, the tips of new growth or the curve of a dried twig your design needs help to stay upright.
A take your time and mindfully craft a pretty design to celebrate the summer solstice- it is officially summer here in Canada.
A spring spiral design... with a hint of a root nest. Easy to do
Split and spiral a few gladiolus flowers in a way that the stems remain intact, to spiral in a water filled filled vase for a long lasting composite flower