Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Favourite Take-Away
- 1 May 2024
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Here’s what you do:
You design.
And when you are “done”
you take away … and take away … and take away
… and take away
Until you can no longer find anything else to take away…
And then you put your absolute favourite take-away back
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Tutorials
Fiasco inspired vase cover for a small Spring design
For this tutorial I focus on a simple weave pattern that does not require you to soften or prepare the leaves to be more durable or flexible. This is the starting point in...
A great all natural gift decorating alternative
Keep flowers neatly in a shallow container
It's sometimes difficult to place a tiny crystal or bead exactly where you want it.
Once you figure out how to do the corners weaving a diagonal shape is actually not that hard to do.
Weave a canopy or parachute shaped armature in a way that you can place the stems in two vases to keep it hydrated.
Use the "over and under" weaving pattern to weave a round, upright hat with a flat top and no brim.
My block design is shaped around a Styrofoam block. It is bulky but lightweight and a great way to reuse packaging.
Pebbles are a great way to weigh down or keep your floral material in place. Here's a way to dress them up a bit
Weave a small panel that fits snugly in a container for a minimal, foam free design that is quick to make but looks spectacular.
Give your woven grass a water source by designing the basket in a vase rather than placing the vase in a basket
A three in one Tutorial to show you how to weave a clutch purse, how to add a magnetic closure AND how to incorporate a ribbon into a weaved design.
so many techniques rolled into one rather pretty tulip nest. Perfect to celebrate new beginnings: Spring and my book birthday... and my online workshop!
An open egg shaped wreath for Easter styling
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.
Related Designs
Weave a sphere from grass to catch a precious and exquisite and perfect glistening early autumn dew drop
After a long winter it is always fun to use the first spring bulb flowers!
Criss-cross corset style connect the gaps in a Monstera deliciosa leaf
My article and grass wedding basket design.
This week I am so excited to share my article and design that was published in the recent issue of the Floral Art Society of New Zealand's Academy Magazine for NZ qualified...
A design so fine you can easily miss it... if it were not for the interwoven pebbles catching your eye.
A light and airy (no floral foam but still long lasting) floral design for those days that you are really, really looking for signs of Spring.
Some floral fashion inspiration: weave a pretty clutch purse
Luxuriously filled design... filled with flowers... filled with grass. But most fun, for us as designers filled with hidden techniques
