Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
everywhere IS nature
- 24 May 2023
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“If you
truly love
nature,
You will
find
beauty everywhere”
Quote by Vincent van Gogh
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Tutorials
Twirl the fern into a wreath so that it can remain hydrated.
For my design I wanted the wreath to look wind blown so I added a few loosely woven twigs into the weave. I also wanted to emphasize the autumn colours so I added a twirling...
Create a sturdy platform from bark to design an entire forest floor on a single foxtail fern frond
It's sometimes difficult to place a tiny crystal or bead exactly where you want it.
Tiny stems are often also delicate stems... place your cut flowers directly in a small glass of water. A perfect fit for this basket.
Split bamboo stems to create a water source for dancing orchids
Snip a dried twig wreath to undo the spirals to hang around a glass container
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...
Weave tiny vine wreaths on the leave stems of a stripped Wisteria vine
Related Designs
A tiny carry basket to gather the shortest stems from your cutting garden... with a place for water and your cutters.
Every designer knows how to stretch their supplies. We use and re-use our dried plant material until our fellow designers feel like hiding it from us. I formed such an...
Open a vine wreath to create a spiral twig armature around a glass container
My article and Willow Crown design featured in DIY Weddings Magazine