Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
If
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… if it had a hole in it, in the shop, I would not have bought the lumber.
… if the lumber did not drop on the way up to my design room the knot would not have popped out.
… if the knot did not pop out I would not have thought of seeing if the water tube fits.
… if the water tube did not fit I wouldn’t have checked if the elegant calla stem would be supported in it.
… if the calla stem was not supported in the water tube I would have had to…
... well… if...
all kinda serendipitous then, if you think
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Tutorials
Create a minimal design by placing a single flower on a platform
Follow the flower's natural curve but you can also curve only sections to create an elegant crescent or a curve at the tip of the stem
Open an arum lily up by rolling the funnel shaped spathe (petal) over
Hang a twig and wood mobile at your weeding as a direction board
Use wood glue to make a light as air table top wreath from pine needles
Glue snippets of Baby's breath and grass into a lace fine wreath shape to showcase the tiny chocolate cosmos buds
Glue a few twigs into a rectangular shape to hang as a space or room devider
An grass armature that looks scattered but is actually very secure
Connect the ends of grass snippets to create a spherical grass armature
Drill holes in a piece of lumber and insert dowel sticks to create an armature
Favourite Flowers
Calla Lily, Arum Lily
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