My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Delicate

4 November 2015
and more

Dainty

wispy,

fine

floaty

ethereal

intricately spun

... so delicately pretty!

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Tutorials

4 November 2015

Bleached Gypsophila

Gypsophila dries really well and can be bleached to a stunning winter white

4 November 2015

Bleached Baby’s Breath Wreath

Glue a radiating wreath from bleached Gyp

3 January 2011

Syringe with tube

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

4 January 2011

Drinking straw "test tubes"

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

25 August 2011

Placing orchids in test tubes

Cut the Phalaenopsis orchid with a bit of green stem attached. This will make them last longer.

16 August 2011

Fast way to fill a lot of test tubes in awkward places

I do not believe in arranging flowers without a water source of some kind. I want my flowers to remain as beautiful for as long as possible and I often get quite creative to ensure a water source for even finer stems and blossoms.

12 June 2012

Sticky Shooting Star

Glue gypsophila sticks, flowers and dandelion seeds into a star shape

16 August 2011

Cut spiked flower stems and foliage into short sections

Orchids grow in long flower spikes. It is great to use the entire stem but sometimes you need shorter section. There is a trick to cutting the stems without leaving a visible blunt stem.

8 May 2013

Glue a Sisal Fiber Bubble

Mix Sisal fibers and glue to make a bubble

7 December 2011

Glue a forest filigree twig wreath

This wreath is not woven but glued to create a see-through forest filigree

8 November 2023

First Frost Sparkle Wire and Twinkle Vine Wreath

An impossibly delicate wreath shape that will last... and last... all Festive Season long.

21 September 2022

Counterbalance elegantly leaning Calla lilies with dressed up Dried Autumn Details

Using those much treasured dried autumn details to bridge the gap between the bright green of summer and the brightness that is yet to come.

3 June 2020

Craft a sturdy “that should be impossible” grid to support even heavier flowers

Using the same flower stems, only dry, to craft a grid for the same flowers stems, only fresh

18 September 2019

Weave a burst of overgrown wildness wreath

This wreath is perfectly imperfect. Perfect for using those first few autumn (or preserved from last autumn) leaves.

6 March 2019

Snow puddle armature

Connect twigs with puddles of artificial snow to craft a winter armature for your flowers.

$Designing with refraction$

11 April 2018

Designing with refraction

Only a few stems create an impressive display if you allow the water to design with you.

11 April 2018

Pick up any bits of plant material floating in the water

Use a wet brush to lift any tiny bits of plant material floating on and in the water to keep your container clear.

27 December 2017

Pine NeedleTube

Glue pine needles to a up-cycled disk to create a winter scene

4 January 2017

Glue floral details into an artificial wreath frame

Quick and easy way to securely decorate an artificial wreath with natural elements

30 November 2016

Barely there Wreath armature

Glue snippets of Baby's breath and grass into a lace fine wreath shape to showcase the tiny chocolate cosmos buds

26 October 2016

Folded Bleached Baby’s Breath Wreath Armature

Glued Baby's Breath Wreath, folded in half to create a moon shaped armature

Related Designs

25 April 2011

Drinking straws become flower test tubes

Design 2: Up-cycle drinking straws to make tiny test tubes to hold the orchids on my willow twig blind.

21 June 2011

WAFA 10th International Flower Show in Boston USA: This Glorious Earth

I wove my Zipper from just over 300 short, dried rose twigs with tiny thorns on them. The delicate "fabric" at the back of the design is woven rose bush roots. Aranthera and Aranda orchids in tiny test tubes covered with rose stem bark are placed in the Zipper design.