My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Hatching a plan

Device

Design

Dreaming of spring,

Concoct

Make believe

or pretend, pretend...

Inventing a fantasy on a cold winters day…

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Tutorials
Dried twig dome
11 December 2013
Dried twig dome

Mix glue and twigs to create a twig armature for a Winter Christmas design
Suspending the twig nest
26 February 2014
Suspending the twig nest

Balance the armature on a few twigs to display
Drinking straw "test tubes"
4 January 2011
Drinking straw "test tubes"

When you need to keep a tiny stem hydrated this is just what you need.
Zig-Zag fold plastic for a flower stem support
23 January 2019
Zig-Zag fold plastic for a flower stem support

Zig Zag fold clear plastic for a flower stem support that looks like ice
Related Designs
Do they have cold feet?
23 January 2019
Do they have cold feet?

Keep flower stems upright with a folded cellophane plastic support that looks like cracked ice.
How do squirrels Cache a tree?
22 November 2017
How do squirrels Cache a tree?

Hoard a few acorns in the fork of a twig to show off a single oncidium orchid.
One tug
15 June 2016
One tug

Weave willow bark strips into a nest and weave a bird from flax
Favourite Flowers
Ceropegia woodii
Ceropegia woodii

Pompon Chrysanthemum pom-poms and strands of Rosary vine for my floral lariat necklace in the Canadian Florist Magazine
Freesia
Freesia

White freesia buds and florets on my "Been there, Seen that" design