Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
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My Design Inspiration Video: Crafting Corsages in three ways with Boutstix Magnet Stix video
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Use the same floral ingredients, willow twigs, Lichen, Spanish Moss, Kalanchoe and Gypsophila to make three distinctly different contemporary corsages
This week we look at the third design technique: Encased
Embedded
Contained
Inserted
Implanted
Enclosed or covered in a case or close-fitting surround.
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Tutorials
The finish of every design should be flawless. Make sure there are no bits of glue visible in your design by carefully removing all traces of spills.
Most stems, twigs and even sturdier branches can be bend into shapes. It takes practice and more than a bit of patience. The main idea is to slowly manipulate the branch without...
The BoutStix Floral Magnets “stick” is the backbone of the design, strengthening the narrow heart shape and adding support and balance.
Glue a few twigs into a bundle to hide a corsage magnet
Favourite Flowers
Baby’s breath, soap wort, Gyp, Gypsophila
Christmas Kalanchoe, Kalanchöe or Kalanchoë
Curly Willow, Chinese Willow, Tortured Willow, Globe Willow, Dragon's Claw, Hankow Willow
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Design One from my Inspiration Video: Use the same floral ingredients, willow twigs, Lichen, Spanish Moss, Kalanchoe and Gypsophila to make three distinctly different contemporary...
Design Two from my Inspiration Video: Use the same floral ingredients, willow twigs, Lichen, Spanish Moss, Kalanchoe and Gypsophila to make three distinctly different contemporary...