Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
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Tutorials
Thorns are a great way to spear (and keep) design details into position.
It's sometimes difficult to place a tiny crystal or bead exactly where you want it.
Sharp thorns can be used to keep your floral details in place
The sturdy Protea leaves holds it shape even when dried when pinned into place
A glue-less way of manipulating leaves
Sharp thorns can be used to keep your floral details in place
A larger summer display in a Kenzan
Sturdy and easy to make... a small harvest basket ready for all the Spring flowers still to come.
Threaded Heuchera (Coral Bells) rosette with curved stems to kick against the sides of your container to keep it suspended above water.
Fold and peg banana leaves into pockets so that they float freely on water. This is inspired by a traditional banana leaf craft used to cook rice in.
Hollow out a faux moss pebble to add... a pebble of moss covered in snowflakes.
An old trick... but still a great one to support thin stems in the needles of a Kenzan.
Thread grass into flexi grass to create a spinner that gently turns in the wind.
Carefully break... but don't snap a reed to create a curved base for a fanned out grass armature.
Threat a stack of leaves to dry so that they shrivel and dry up in a similar way.
A hovering Halloween design that seems to float.
Hide the water source in a rolled leaf
Related Designs
Creating a larger sustainable floral design by clustering the floral details into bunches.
My Twig Bridal Basket design and Tutorial featured in the Extraordinary Wedding Flowers issue of the New Zealand Floral Design Magazine
Beautiful Bletilla striata (Chinese Ground Orchid) deserves it's own elaborate frilly skirt display.
A mindful summer craft using banana leaves to create a floating arrangement.
It's the little sun-washed coloured hints that makes you look again to see if you really saw what you thought you saw... yes! There really are signs of autumn everywhere!
A fun and easy contemporary floral design to display foraged autumn leaves and just a touch of flowers that can easily be replaced.
My Halloween design... with some scary stuff hidden if you can read between the leaves!
Skewer Dracaena leaves into a roll that supports a tiny water source for the Oncidium orchids