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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Did you see that!?!

20 September 2023
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That…

crisp apple scented breeze that...

just now rustled through the grass that

made them nod their fluffy tails that

shows that while thoroughly surprised they agree that...

Well yes… that there is indeed a sign of Autumn. That’s what that is.

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Tutorials

20 September 2023

Quick and Easy… Add just enough design to a tuft of bunny tail grass to hint at the autumn fun to come

Stand a tuft of bunny tail grass in a small amount of water to dry... and then add a little something that turns it into a little something more.

8 July 2015

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.

26 October 2022

The horror of flower dye and a spider that sits beside her

Weave a spider from lily grass... and reposition it every so often for a creative Halloween twist.

28 October 2020

Arachnis Gerbera-petal-legicus

The easiest Gerbara disk floret spider... ever!

31 October 2018

Spider-mum

Craft a spider from twigs and a chrysanthemum

29 September 2011

Twig and skeleton leaf Stick Insect

Made from dried cherry twigs and a skeleton leaf.

22 June 2016

Lily grass spiral in a vase

Twist lily grass slightly to create a spiral for the orchids to nestle in

30 October 2019

Bat Skeleton crafted from twigs

Eerie! Because you use what is there already in the twigs this skeleton looks rather... realistic!

12 October 2022

Corn-o’leaf mummy-o'lantern

Wrap and tie a fishbowl vase with corn foliage to craft a lantern for autumn... almost... Halloween.

25 October 2017

Skeleton eyeball blossoms

Hydrangea skeleton blossoms with Eucalyptus eyeballs

14 April 2021

Fuzzy Willow Caterpillar in a buttercup and jasmine vine swirl

As in… Pussy willow catkins caterpillar… that is super fuzzy.

18 February 2015

Grass Spiral Snail

Fold a foliage snail

17 February 2021

Controlled breaking a thin reed to create a grass spiral armature

Carefully break... but don't snap a reed to create a curved base for a fanned out grass armature.

20 July 2022

Breezy lily grass ripple

A radiating design that has the freedom of movement to add a bit of a cooling effect on the warmer days of summer.

Related Designs

26 October 2022

Arachnis Phobicus

A fun woven spider for Halloween decorating

28 October 2020

Magic Spell Number 614: How to make absolutely any task you need to do fun

A hint of a wreath table top design for pre-Halloween decorating.

31 October 2018

Scary stuff!

My Halloween design... with some scary stuff hidden if you can read between the leaves!

29 September 2011

Pick-Up Sticks

A twig and stick design with sweet dumpling pumpkins and rosary vine (Ceropegia woodii). I also made a cherry twig and skeleton leaf Stick Insect

22 June 2016

Perfection

Spiral grass to create a nest for the lady slipper orchids

30 October 2019

There once was a bat called Tequila, a Halloween story

An all plant zero waste, levitating, twig (with just a splatter of autumn leaves, a breath of spiderweb and float of roots) Halloween decoration with an eerie bat skeleton made from twigs lurking just over there.

12 October 2022

Ahead

Oh my... a corn leaf mummy head for autumn... looking ahead to Halloween styling.

25 October 2017

When the pretty eyeballs you back!

Barely there skeleton blossoms with Eucalyptus eyes for my Halloween design... Oh! and a Willow Paddle, which probably should have been the main Tutorial... but... well...