Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Dear Santa,
- 23 December 2015
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Christmas design 2015
... precious gifts for me to keep, Please?
simplicity
and
patience
and
empathy
Every good Christmas wish,
Christine
ps: Just to sweeten the deal, I have placed some Milk and Chocolate Chip Cookies out for you.
Rest assured, it was thoroughly inspected by Elf#23 (Santa’s Workshop Canadian Branch, Vancouver) who declared it delicious.
Pss: Merry Christmas to you!
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Tutorials
Skeleton leaves create a light and ethereal gift box
Using fruit, berries, flowers, leaves and grasses to naturally stain design details for floral art relies on the same techniques as using paint or any other dye.
Remove the pulp from leaves so that only the vain framework remain
A great all natural gift decorating alternative
Wire a small twig gift-box for Christmas presents
Related Designs
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A twig sleigh... to collect your twig Christmas tree, of course!
An Autumn Equinox design that captures the moment before the spectacular colour burst of autumn floats around again
Wire a Tiny Twig Treasure Trunk for small Christmas gifts
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A bark Christmas stocking glued to a frame