Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Gentle transition
- 22 November 2023
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Unhurried shift

Steady switch

Gentle growth

Slow changeover

Relaxed passage… we have time for all of our favourites for our favourite time of year.
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Tutorials
A gentle switch between designing for Autumn and Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Tape a grid over a vase to keep the floral details in place
It's sometimes difficult to place a tiny crystal or bead exactly where you want it.
Making a rose even more roselike by enhancing its rosy-ness.
Suspend flowers with an almost invisible taped grid
Done in no time design... and it is rather refreshing to make.
Capture Spring for just a little bit longer by sticking blossoms down, in place.
Crystal clear floral design for winter styling
Connect twigs with puddles of artificial snow to craft a winter armature for your flowers.
Artificial snow covered cardboard mittens to add to a winter themed design.
Turn the tried and trusted tape over the vase grid idea sticky side out... and adding artificial snow for a Christmas in Winter design solution.
Use a cardboard shape to craft a simple wire Christmas star
Glue gypsophila sticks, flowers and dandelion seeds into a star shape
Related Designs
Create a grid to rest some plant material so that it floats and some with their stems to rest in the water below
Blossom petals drop so quickly! Here's a way to make them last just that little bit longer.
...ok not really that fancy- it’s made from paper pulp. A cardboard box snow mittens… really. In the spirit of 2020- I am inspired by the endless stream of cardboard boxes being...
A Merry Christmas Twig Snowflake
A wool and twig snowflake design (made from candy canes!) that will last the entire Festive Season.