Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
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Tutorials
A clever almost concealed wire support to keep a single tulip flower upright in a minimal bud design.
Here is a trick to make sure your tulips will condition thoroughly
Tulips continue to grow as they open. This means you not only have to be mindful of their proportions as they are now... but also as they will be once open.
Keep flowers in place by placing a lemon on the narrow rim of the container.
Hana-Kubari is an Ikebana flower mechanic. Only natural materials such as pebbles, sticks and branches can be seen to support the flowers. Traditionally no twine or wire, nails,...
Wedge snipped twigs into a glass vase to act as a support for your flowers
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Related Designs
That good old double vase trick... but this time I deliberately added a bubble between the two layers to create a third circle in the design.
This is a great "space-keeper" design. The tulip will continue to grow into the vase height as they open... but until then the grass platform part of the design diverts your...
Stand tulips upright in a shallow container with a suspended twig armature.
Some designs really do just make themselves. I received this tiny vase for Christmas from Marius (thank you, Marius!) and while cleaning out my design room I found this little...
