Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Forest Floor
- 19 November 2014
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… there’s
a treasure
to be found
on
the
forest floor.
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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.
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.
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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.