Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Forest Floor
- 19 November 2014
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Tutorials
Great way to use all the autumn leaves you collect on walks during the season. Slowly build up the leaf rosette and let the leaves dry before adding a few more.
I purchase a huge roll of sisal string to use... sometimes as string, but mostly I unravel it for the fibers
When you need to keep a tiny stem hydrated this is just what you need. If you can't find a suitable drinking straw... I also have an upgrade: tiny food grade pipe water tubes.
Favourite Flowers
Dancing lady
Related Designs
For a softer autumn leaf pod turn the leaves so that the bright side faces in when making the pod.
Fold and thread an autumn leaf armature for a thankful Thanksgiving design
This orchid developed at the very end of a long stem... right as the rest of the flowers started to die back so I made a special armature to display the cut stem.
My Spring/Easter design and the introduction article about my floral journey written by the editor, Nina Tucknott in the latest issue of Flora Magazine.
Beautiful Bletilla striata (Chinese Ground Orchid) deserves it's own elaborate frilly skirt display.
I am a huge (HUGE!) fan of the original BoutStix magnets and I love the newest wrist corsage magnets as well. And not just for making corsages. I use them for everything. It is a...