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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Do they have cold feet?

Do they have cold feet? floral art design

I say nay...

Freesia flower design

Na-ah

Floral design mechanics

Nope

Upright flower arrangement.

No way!

Keeping flowers in place in a glass vase

I don’t think so

Creating a cracked ice look in floral design

I beg to differ...

Winter elements in floral art.

... but... well... they sure look like they have cold feet!

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Tutorials

23 January 2019 Zig-Zag fold plastic for a flower stem support

Zig Zag fold clear plastic for a flower stem support that looks like ice

3 January 2012 Cellophane wrap cracked ice

Cellophane and plastic wrap in a clear vase, filled with water, creates a cracked ice effect

28 February 2018 Marching winter frosted twig and freesia stack

Frost a few twigs to craft a delicate armature for fragrant freesias

8 January 2014 Twig Tumbler

Wire and glue a stack of sticks into a cylindrical or tube shape

Favourite Flowers

Freesia

Freesia, freesias

Related Designs

20 November 2019 Not just a pretty face!

Design 2 of my three week pre-Christmas designing series looking at How to style with artificial plants and branches using quality faux plants and stems. This week: wired branches

20 May 2020 Whatever floats your boat

This is one of my best known and still my go-to core techniques for floating flowers.

3 January 2012 Going Cold Twinkle Turkey

Is it better to go Cold Twinkle Turkey and embrace the minimalist living room or rather ease into it?

4 September 2013 Been there, Seen that

My article and woven heart basket design featured in the third anniversary issue of DIY Weddings Magazine

28 February 2018 March Days

Line up a few frosted twigs to march across a shallow container

22 August 2018 Freestyle Freesia design video for Flower Factor

Freestyle Freesia design video for Flower Factor

22 August 2018 FreestyleFreesia

Dutch floral designer Pim van den Akker, from Flower Factor invited me to participate in a FloraHolland initiative promoting the versatility of Freesias entitled ...

26 February 2014 Hatching a plan

Early spring floral nest design

8 January 2014 It's stick season!

Snap and stack an glue a few twigs to create a lace like armature