Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Have a floral adventure, really
- 31 July 2024
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Oh yes, flower arranging should be a pleasure to do, absolutely…
and also be fun… true!
… AND it should be a creative adventure? Yes!
Uh huh... you should also design with your flowers in a way that fills you with new wonder.
A pleasurable, fun, design adventure that fills you with wonder.
And learning how you achieve that everytime you design… that is your craft.
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Tutorials
A larger summer display in a Kenzan
How to keep Lilies in bud for longer. Removing the pollen. Stringing a Lily Garland.
Temporarily adhere a traditional Ikebana Kenzan or pincushion to a shallow container.
It's sometimes difficult to place a tiny crystal or bead exactly where you want it.
A single lily flower design dressed up with a grass veil.
Light and airy addition to a floral design to celebrate summer
Pick away petals from a lily to create space for delicate vines to really shine.
A zero waste and sustainable floral design solution to keep your flowers exactly where you want them without using floral foam.
A cool and minimal floral design for summer.
Design in two levels by using two vases, the smaller slipped into a bigger one.
A single stem of lilies turned into a celebration just by twirling a handful of lily grass around it.
Favourite Flowers
Lily
Related Designs
An all out effective way of keeping a flower stem in the exact spot you want it to be in a clear water vase design.
Loop a grass veil over a lily stem to create a minimalist summer design.
… and why we call this the special craftsmanship edition
Three Lilies plaited to create a sensational, singular flower "growing" out of a Equisetum dome filled with Rainbow Oasis pebbles.
My bark bowl design and tutorial featured in the Centrepiece Wedding Magazine
Loosely weave grass to create a decorative grid keeping flowers in place over a square container.
Weave a trap to keep your floral details suspended in a square container.
Fold open a lily bud to conceal a clever little BoutStix floral magnet for an unusual corsage.
A creative way to keep foliage hydrated for a cool, water filled summer design.
