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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

“Ha ha ha weeeeee!"

  • 26 February 2025
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… I whisper to myself

out there… repotting my balcony gardens…

in the rain and wind

as I (yet again) fall for that good old

“it’s no longer dark at 4pm,

…Spring must be just around...

... the corner” prank

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Dew-Drop Crystals
Dew-Drop Crystals

I created the Tutorial for how I add these crystals to my floral designs 11 years ago! Since then I have tried, tested and searched for the perfect crystals that would go from studio‑table picture perfect to show‑day‑dependable and I always come back to these. They remain the absolute best. They’re inexpensive yet have a refined, high‑quality crystal brilliance; they don’t tarnish and their adhesive backing stays reliably tacky even after they were exposed to water.
Tutorials
Thread your wreaths in a row to show off your "it could (almost) be mistaken for Spring sprouts"
26 February 2025
Thread your wreaths in a row to show off your "it could (almost) be mistaken for Spring sprouts"

Late winter flowering irises in a wreath armature
Weaving a twig wreath
1 November 2011
Weaving a twig wreath

For my design I wanted the wreath to look wind blown so I added a few loosely woven twigs into the weave. I also wanted to emphasize the autumn colours so I added a twirling copper wire into the weave
Using a pin to place tiny dew drop crystals
8 July 2015
Using a pin to place tiny dew drop crystals

It's sometimes difficult to place a tiny crystal or bead exactly where you want it.
Chain link wreath weaving
24 May 2017
Chain link wreath weaving

Weave a few small wreaths to connect
Clematis Vine Swing
18 April 2018
Clematis Vine Swing

Weave a delicate nest for a small spring design.
Wisteria Wreath Vine
5 September 2018
Wisteria Wreath Vine

Weave tiny vine wreaths on the leave stems of a stripped Wisteria vine
Impossibly delicate Dancing Lady orchid wreath
11 March 2020
Impossibly delicate Dancing Lady orchid wreath

Weave a wreath around a cardboard circle to create an almost lace effect... perfect to capture those first signs of Spring!
Willow and Vine tiny stem Gathering Basket
19 April 2023
Willow and Vine tiny stem Gathering Basket

Tiny stems are often also delicate stems... place your cut flowers directly in a small glass of water. A perfect fit for this basket.
Coiled Spring and Wreath flower frog
3 April 2024
Coiled Spring and Wreath flower frog

Wind vines into an all natural armature to display your first of many... perfect... Spring flowers.
Four wreath harvest basket that looks like it grew that way… because now some of it still is!
23 October 2024
Four wreath harvest basket that looks like it grew that way… because now some of it still is!

Harvest some cuttings to root in a wild and overgrown floral design.
Tendril vine Wreath Pumpkin
27 September 2017
Tendril vine Wreath Pumpkin

Reshape a vine wreath into smaller wreaths to combine as a pumpkin
Craft a Spring basket from a wreath
21 March 2018
Craft a Spring basket from a wreath

A wide gap nearly basket for nearly spring
Knot a vine wreath and ripped grass bug net
28 June 2023
Knot a vine wreath and ripped grass bug net

Simply easy design... with tiny design details to make your summer display unique.
Craft a wreath chain to link a few bud vases together
28 July 2021
Craft a wreath chain to link a few bud vases together

All you need is a few twigs to craft this design- it's a perfect floral meditation activity.
Building up a wreath panel
24 June 2020
Building up a wreath panel

Connect six wreaths to build up a hanging panel to display your flowers on.
Winter white Tulle bridal basket
9 January 2019
Winter white Tulle bridal basket

Craft a delicate bridal basket from twigs and tulle.
Sprouting sphere armature to show off curvy burgundy arum lilies
18 March 2026
Sprouting sphere armature to show off curvy burgundy arum lilies

Weaving wreaths to wedge into a container to create a ball shaped armature.
Hug winding wreaths over a glass container for a jaunty gerbera, caladium and chilly almost autumn display
10 September 2025
Hug winding wreaths over a glass container for a jaunty gerbera, caladium and chilly almost autumn display

Using handmade wreaths as mechanics that gives that cozy early autumn vibrance.
A wreath bridge to hint at the transition between the wildness of late summer and the autumn haze to come
3 September 2025
A wreath bridge to hint at the transition between the wildness of late summer and the autumn haze to come

Arrange a selection of freshly cut cosmos flowers to hint at the autumn to come.
Late summer’s crispy twig curls as a mechanic and accessory
27 August 2025
Late summer’s crispy twig curls as a mechanic and accessory

Humble and even unwanted heat shriveled stems become precious design elements because they add a unique quality to your design.
Willow nest roll that continues to grow for a Spring display
26 March 2025
Willow nest roll that continues to grow for a Spring display

This design is meant to be long lasting and ever changing... make now and enjoy all the way to Easter and beyond
Related Designs
Connect the dot
3 February 2016
Connect the dot

Connect snippets of grass to create a shelter for your flowers
Link
24 May 2017
Link

weave a few wreaths to link
Swing Vine
18 April 2018
Swing Vine

Weave a delicate vine swing to nestle a small vase with spring flowers in
Wreath Vine Season!
5 September 2018
Wreath Vine Season!

Weave tiny wreaths on the stems of Wisteria vines
On-Spring-dium
11 March 2020
On-Spring-dium

A almost impossibly delicate oncidium (dancing lady) orchid wreath.
Short Cut
19 April 2023
Short Cut

A tiny carry basket to gather the shortest stems from your cutting garden... with a place for water and your cutters.
springy, Spring, spring
3 April 2024
springy, Spring, spring

Gorgeous Aquilegia vulgaris spring flower... with it's own springy thing!
Practice
3 August 2016
Practice

Weave a willow bird nest
Creative Expectations
16 March 2016
Creative Expectations

My article and a floral parasol design featured in DIY Weddings Magazine
Love Spell
11 February 2015
Love Spell

Weave willow to create a heart shaped wand design
Haerfest
23 October 2024
Haerfest

Rooting clematis cuttings in a harvest wreath basket
As tendrils tend to do
27 September 2017
As tendrils tend to do

Curl a wreath with tendrils to create a twig-pumpkin
Bring some Spring
21 March 2018
Bring some Spring

Just like the weather is only hinting at spring, so is this design only hinting at being a basket
Catch and Release
28 June 2023
Catch and Release

Ah... yes summer time designing. Anyone else seeing more insects hiding between the petals this year?
Linked This Way
28 July 2021
Linked This Way

A fun way to elevate a few bud vases into a display.
Red, Redder, Reddest!
4 December 2013
Red, Redder, Reddest!

My article and flower girl net basket design featured in the Red! issue of DIY Weddings Magazine
End Up
24 June 2020
End Up

Connect small wreaths to create a pretty summer armature to arrange your flowers on.
Magical Craftsmanship
9 January 2019
Magical Craftsmanship

My article and winter white Tulle bridal basket design featured in DIY Weddings Magazine.
Let some light in
18 March 2026
Let some light in

Stack and wedge wreaths to create a sphere armature for a budding Spring display.
It even sounds like the heat is winding down all the way up to a chill!
10 September 2025
It even sounds like the heat is winding down all the way up to a chill!

Winding up the colour of designs to a vibrant autumn.
Like a hazy serotinal sunset
3 September 2025
Like a hazy serotinal sunset

Capture a hazy late-late summer moment in an abundant floral display.
Finding the first few Wishful Thinkings under a tree
27 August 2025
Finding the first few Wishful Thinkings under a tree

Arranging flowers that allow you to reflect in the summer's heat.
Spring Roll
26 March 2025
Spring Roll

oh yes... Spring is definitely rolling in with some fresh growth on the willow just to prove it!
Favourite Flowers
Iris
Iris

I made a Shishi Odoshi (tipping fountain) for my Desalination Floral Art Demonstration design. Blue Iris flowers hangs down (and up-side down) on my twig blind to represent the...
Salix matsudana "Tortuosa"
Salix matsudana "Tortuosa"

I wove three willow spheres for my Floral Art design Three Drops of floral chocolate.