My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Helping Spring Stick Around

15 April 2020
and more

Maybe it’s a Petal Stayer Put-ter

Staged a Wait Inner in

A Hang Outer

A Linger Longer-er

Sit Tight

A blossom Tarry-a-While… no wait...

Oh my… it’s a... a... a Blossom Sojourn!

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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

15 April 2020

A Sticky-tape way to keep blossom petals from dropping

Capture Spring for just a little bit longer by sticking blossoms down, in place.

2 April 2014

Turning the sellotape over the vase trick up-side-down for a sticky side out frog

Tape a grid over a vase to keep the floral details in place

2 July 2014

Clearly invisible taped Grid

This is the easiest way to keep flower in place

10 July 2013

Wrap a line grid to support plant material in a shallow, stemmed container

Fishing line creates an invisible grid over a shallow glass cake stand to support the plant material

13 September 2017

Tape a grid around the edges of a container for a table top wreath

Suspend flowers with an almost invisible taped grid

15 July 2015

Floating transparent ripples to support delicate floral material

Cut circles out of transparencies to make ripples in the water

28 December 2016

Adding snow to twigs

Glue artificial snow to twigs

11 April 2018

Pick up any bits of plant material floating in the water

Use a wet brush to lift any tiny bits of plant material floating on and in the water to keep your container clear.

5 November 2025

Barely there twig layer support to allow all the autumn colours to shine and glow

Snip Autumn bits from your garden to arrange in and around a glass container for a modern loose, layered display.

21 May 2025

Make a Stuck with an Unstick Stick Maple Seed Spring floral frog… but for a grasshopper pair.

Use the sticky side of sticky tape to create the lightest possible floral frog to display your floral details in.

17 April 2024

Tendril support to anchor a floating vase (and its ginormous bubble) in place

Trap a bubble between two shallow containers to float clematis flowers for Spring.

22 November 2023

Fluffy Seed Snowflake Sparkle

A gentle switch between designing for Autumn and Thanksgiving and Christmas.

31 May 2023

No Mow May Scattered Grass and Erigeron Meadow design

Tape a grid to create a barely there scattered grass display for a cooling summer display.

12 April 2023

Lean along armature for grape Hyacinths

A last lean towards winter as the snow melts and the Spring flowers starts to make an appearance.

8 February 2023

Hover winter twig armature with an acetate platform

Crystal clear floral design for winter styling

9 March 2022

Lily grid for cradling the first spring sprigs in a small vase

Place a fully opened lily over the opening of your vase to help support more delicate stems

23 February 2022

Place delicate stems at an angle in a shallow fiber lined container

Line a shallow container with fiber to create a mat for the flowers to hydrate and stand in the exact way you want to place them.

5 January 2022

Double vase Snow Glow Winter Centerpiece

Add warmth to a space with a softly glowing winter white arrangement

30 June 2021

Sparkling dew drop puddle to keep flowers hydrated even during a heatwave

Done in no time design... and it is rather refreshing to make.

3 February 2021

Weave a Ceropegia Woodii Vine grid to catch your flowers

Suspend flowers over a water filled container by weaving a natural grid.

Related Designs

2 April 2014

Apricity

Turning a stand-by floral technique sticky side out

16 April 2014

Never saw such a lovely day...

Weave a palm thorn garland to decorate for Easter

6 April 2016

Take it for a Spin

Make a clear grid to suspend plant material on

7 June 2017

Dream, Job

Create a grid to rest some plant material so that it floats and some with their stems to rest in the water below

2 July 2014

Clearly contained

Clear containers need clear grids to keep the flowers in place

13 September 2017

Around again

Tape a grid at the edge of a container

15 July 2015

So Fine

Use transparencies to create floating devices for the flower material

10 July 2013

Pink

Weave an invisible grid to float the plant material on

5 November 2025

Autumn's Brightest Wanted:

Last call for those Autumn colours that are about to fall...

21 May 2025

Sticktoitness that gets you Unstuck

Create a sticky grid for the lightest and dreamiest Spring floral display.

17 April 2024

In The Time it Takes To Listen To Learn

Ideal design for those flowers that needs a deep soak to remain hydrated.

22 November 2023

Gentle transition

There's no need to rush the seasons. Take it slow and enjoy the plant material that are still available even if you are excited about what is to come...