Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Frightfully Pretty
- 29 October 2014
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OooOOOoooH! Make this Halloween...
AwfUlly deLigHtfUL
HoRribLy beAutiFul,
TErRibly eNchAnting,
DrEadfUllY lOvely,
UnSpeAkaBly chArmInG,
TeRrifyInGly aPPealiNg,
... and FriGhtFUlly PrEtTy
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Tutorials
Weave a barely there all natural spider web.
I don't always want to wire my test tubes into the design. I like to create a bit of movement by simply hooking the tubes to gently swing.
Orchids grow in long flower spikes. It is great to use the entire stem but sometimes you need shorter section. There is a trick to cutting the stems without leaving a visible...
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.
Cut the Phalaenopsis orchid with a bit of green stem attached. This will make them last longer.
Favourite Flowers
Spider orchid
Spanish moss, Florida moss, long moss, or graybeard
Chinese lantern, cape gooseberry, Peruvian cherry, Inca berry
Related Designs
A closer look at my design at the 20th anniversary of Canada Blooms and The Toronto Flower Show
This was the first design I did in my "I found it this way" floral art demonstration
Hoard a few acorns in the fork of a twig to show off a single oncidium orchid.
An all plant zero waste, levitating, twig (with just a splatter of autumn leaves, a breath of spiderweb and float of roots) Halloween decoration with an eerie bat skeleton made...
Armatures are great (budget friendly) spacers for creating large floral designs without using an enormous amount of your resources.
All natural design using the design elements as mechanics.