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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

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Tutorials
Grasshopper Blossom branches
15 March 2023
Grasshopper Blossom branches

Just for fun add a few pollinators to your Spring blossom design
Palm leaf Hopper-flies (grasshoppers and butterflies)
5 January 2011
Palm leaf Hopper-flies (grasshoppers and butterflies)

Weave grasshoppers or butterflies (or fireflies) from palm leaves
Blossom craving solutions: Forcing and Coaxing and crafting flowering branches
8 March 2023
Blossom craving solutions: Forcing and Coaxing and crafting flowering branches

Early spring floral styling with some magic
Foliage doughnut corsage with a hidden Boutstix Floral Magnet
26 March 2014
Foliage doughnut corsage with a hidden Boutstix Floral Magnet

Wrap a foliage circle to9 create a base for a magnetized corsage
Fold over a tropical leaf cocoon
4 February 2015
Fold over a tropical leaf cocoon

Fold and glue a Monstera deliciosa (delicious monster) leaf
Sticks stuck in a twig on sticks armature
20 January 2016
Sticks stuck in a twig on sticks armature

Drill holes in twigs to insert fine sticks to create a delicate armature
Blossom Twig Heart Frame… with a twist in the middle
15 February 2023
Blossom Twig Heart Frame… with a twist in the middle

Curve and tie a blossoming twig into a heart... that can suspend a heavy flower head.
Hanging knotted foliage hearts from Quince blossom branches
16 February 2022
Hanging knotted foliage hearts from Quince blossom branches

Add a bit of love to your blossom branches with hanging heart knots.
Manipulate Blossoming Twigs To Hang Fluttering Woven Grass Hearts
12 February 2020
Manipulate Blossoming Twigs To Hang Fluttering Woven Grass Hearts

These peach blossom branches needed only the tiniest bit of help to frame the woven hearts to perfection.
Hanging dangling eggshells with a twig and some ripped grass
20 March 2019
Hanging dangling eggshells with a twig and some ripped grass

Pierce eggshells to string it up for a delicate Spring design element.
Fuzzy Willow Caterpillar in a buttercup and jasmine vine swirl
14 April 2021
Fuzzy Willow Caterpillar in a buttercup and jasmine vine swirl

As in… Pussy willow catkins caterpillar… that is super fuzzy.
Grass Spiral Snail
18 February 2015
Grass Spiral Snail

Fold a foliage snail
Folding a Frog
24 September 2014
Folding a Frog

Fold and weave a frog from grass
The horror of flower dye and a spider that sits beside her
26 October 2022
The horror of flower dye and a spider that sits beside her

Weave a spider from lily grass... and reposition it every so often for a creative Halloween twist.
Guacamole Green Coiled Grass Chameleon
17 July 2012
Guacamole Green Coiled Grass Chameleon

My Chameleon is mono-botanical. Made from coiled grass
Related Designs
You are not done
26 March 2014
You are not done

Retail florists and wholesalers are already designing, ordering and preparing their product range for prom. This is my article that I wrote for the Prom Design Issue of Canadian Florist Magazine
collywobbles!
4 February 2015
collywobbles!

Fold foliage butterflies
A lots of stuff and things
20 January 2016
A lots of stuff and things

Sticks and twigs create a resting spot for palm and rose butterflies
Playing Favourites
21 June 2017
Playing Favourites

A quick and easy Kenzan design
Crafting
28 November 2018
Crafting

The second design I did for my book launch demonstration looking at aspects that influences my effortless style of designing.
Creative Expectations
16 March 2016
Creative Expectations

My article and a floral parasol design featured in DIY Weddings Magazine
If you frame it that way…
15 February 2023
If you frame it that way…

A blossom frame to display the prettiest anthurium of the whole bunch!
a Yay! You
14 April 2021
a Yay! You

A tiny Spring detail to add to a cute little floral design.
Snail Away
18 February 2015
Snail Away

Spiral roll a snail to add to this sunny design
Leapfrog
24 September 2014
Leapfrog

Fold and weave a frog from grass
Arachnis Phobicus
26 October 2022
Arachnis Phobicus

A fun woven spider for Halloween decorating
And now we wait
8 March 2023
And now we wait

A bit of flower magic to get a few early blossoms to enjoy inside.