My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Doing a loop tangle twist

See what you do is... tie it over here....

and twist...

a loop

a... loop twist tie

Uhmmm… try another loop

okay… now we have a tangle

Well we’ve come this far...

(and it looks rather pretty!)

... we might as well lean into it and add another loop tangle twist but now with a Of Course This Is Exactly How You Are Supposed To Loop Tangle Twist attitude.

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Tutorials
Loop and Twist a Wire and Twig Tangle Grid
25 August 2021
Loop and Twist a Wire and Twig Tangle Grid

Wire twigs and wire around a shallow container to keep your floral details suspended in water in a shallow container.
Unravel wire from a copper pot scrubber
5 May 2011
Unravel wire from a copper pot scrubber

Up-cycle a pot scrubber to get a huge roll of very pretty copper wire
Placing orchids in test tubes
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.
Pot-scrubber copper wire curls and autumn twig twirls bud vase toppers
4 November 2020
Pot-scrubber copper wire curls and autumn twig twirls bud vase toppers

A quick solution for a minimal horizontal autumn display -on top of bud vases.
Wire curls
5 May 2011
Wire curls

curl wire to add to designs
Magnetic Twig Bundle Boutonniere
3 December 2014
Magnetic Twig Bundle Boutonniere

Glue a few twigs into a bundle to hide a corsage magnet
Bite and snap a sturdy twig
22 May 2012
Bite and snap a sturdy twig

Break the sturdy twig on the scribe line.
Skewered Eucalyptus leaf line-up armature
10 May 2017
Skewered Eucalyptus leaf line-up armature

Thread leaves through wire
Stack a Stack of Stems to create a sturdy grid Armature... with some height
5 June 2019
Stack a Stack of Stems to create a sturdy grid Armature... with some height

Stack green lily stems to create an upright mechanic to keep shorter stems in place.
Contained rose twig stack
6 September 2017
Contained rose twig stack

Glue the twigs in a container to easily follow the round shape
Stacked Grass Pyramid Armature
13 January 2016
Stacked Grass Pyramid Armature

Stack snippets of grass on a wire frame to make a floating pyramid armature
Bamboo frog for a shallow container design
10 August 2016
Bamboo frog for a shallow container design

Cut short bamboo lengths to keep your flower material upright in a shallow and narrow container
Foxtail in a bud vase forest floor
29 July 2020
Foxtail in a bud vase forest floor

Create a sturdy platform from bark to design an entire forest floor on a single foxtail fern frond
Driftwood base for a floral foam pebble design
2 November 2016
Driftwood base for a floral foam pebble design

The flat surface of a piece of driftwood creates a base to design on
Create a centerpiece foundation with lumber and the cellophane your flowers were wrapped in
1 January 2020
Create a centerpiece foundation with lumber and the cellophane your flowers were wrapped in

A winter themed centerpiece with a secret water source (without a container or floral foam)
Baby’s Tears spill-over for a water-drop vase
7 May 2025
Baby’s Tears spill-over for a water-drop vase

Spend a bit of time styling the Pilea Glauca in your container... well worth it! It will root and you can simply replace the flowers (in their own secret water source) as needed.
Controlled chaos straw and dried foliage armature
18 September 2024
Controlled chaos straw and dried foliage armature

Craft a straw covered wire grid to slip over display containers for a foam free floral display that is light and airy... just like it grown in the field.
Christmas twig wreath, cinnamon bundles, clove garlands and roses of orange peel candle holder
27 December 2023
Christmas twig wreath, cinnamon bundles, clove garlands and roses of orange peel candle holder

Take the whole waste free design concept a whole lot further by displaying all your Christmas simmer pot ingredients... ready to be harvested as needed.
Add light filled snowy fluff inside a display container
27 December 2023
Add light filled snowy fluff inside a display container

A fun way to make a winter design glow.
Cinnamon Bundles
27 December 2023
Cinnamon Bundles

Pretty wire bundles to add fragrance to any design
Clove Copper Garland
27 December 2023
Clove Copper Garland

Twist and wire a gorgeously sparkly clove copper wire string.
Frond Support for short stemmed flowers
12 July 2023
Frond Support for short stemmed flowers

Create an all natural fern grid to arrange your flowers for a summer display.
Related Designs
Because that is just how I roll
4 November 2020
Because that is just how I roll

A tumbling fall leaf design making use of the autumn leaves that are already falling to the ground.
Pick your poison
2 November 2016
Pick your poison

A Fun Halloween design with "poisonous mushrooms" tucked between the moss and petals
Finding Common Ground
3 December 2014
Finding Common Ground

My article and twig boutonniere design featured in the Winter issue of DIY Weddings Magazine
About a line
10 May 2017
About a line

Skewer and line up leaves to create an armature
Add up!
5 June 2019
Add up!

Stacking green stems to create an armature for short stemmed flowers.
One of those difficult questions
6 September 2017
One of those difficult questions

Glue a bunch of twigs inside a container to create a round stack
Once Upon A Time
13 January 2016
Once Upon A Time

Stack and glue a Grass Pyramid Armature
Tail end of the story
29 July 2020
Tail end of the story

Craft a bark platform to design on in a foxtail fern frond.
How to freeze a wow moment
1 January 2020
How to freeze a wow moment

Create a long lasting winter inspired floral design that looks like it is frozen in time.
It's High Time for Tea: from craft to art, taking a delicious floral journey with veneer techniques
22 January 2013
It's High Time for Tea: from craft to art, taking a delicious floral journey with veneer techniques

This was my second two designs for my It's High Time for Tea Floral Craft and Art Demonstration at The Capilano Flower Arranging Club meeting.
To design to our point
7 May 2025
To design to our point

Show off the most delicate alpine poppy by placing it in a veil of baby's tears (Pilea glauca)
Finding balance
18 September 2024
Finding balance

Balancing dried ribbons of foliage to craft a wind twisted floral display.
A Very Merry Dried Orange and these from My Greenhouse to yours Trendy Christmas Cheer
27 December 2023
A Very Merry Dried Orange and these from My Greenhouse to yours Trendy Christmas Cheer

And of course I would add the environmentally friendly-estest floral design option to top all the rest. Reusable and upcycled... and smells wonderful.
Standing in frond
12 July 2023
Standing in frond

Standing your delicate flower stems in a fern frond.
Favourite Flowers
Phalaenopsis
Phalaenopsis

Phalaenopsis orchid detail from my Harnessing the Wind design