My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

(if only) I can see you

… and then when you close this page…

(if only) I can see you floral design by Christine de Beer

and you go… ahhh… that was nice.

See through floral art design

Hopefully with a smile.

Oncidium orchids suspended in a floral design

but most of all

Brassia orchid in a contemporary floral art display

… if you feel even the tiniest bit more inspired than you did before you opened it…

How to create a floral art display using only vines

a bit more positive

Sustainable zero waste floral art design by Christine de Beer

That’s it.

Lace thin see through floral display using vines

That is what this is for.

Design note: this is my “see through” design for this month’s BC Floral Art Society flower club meeting.

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Tutorials

10 April 2024 See through Jasmine Vine tangle support

This is a great way to explore using vines dried, soon to dry and fresh and hydrated to craft the thinnest possible transparent design.

28 December 2016 Adding snow to twigs

Glue artificial snow to twigs

8 July 2015 Using a pin to place tiny dew drop crystals

It's sometimes difficult to place a tiny crystal or bead exactly where you want it.

4 August 2021 Scattered dried grass with raindrop crystals

Craft a light and airy grass halo to suspend tiny drop crystals around gorgeous roses.

11 May 2016 Twig snippet vase armature

Glue twig snippets to closely follow the shape of a glass vase

24 March 2021 A Spring Sprout Wreath Flower Frog

Craft an everything is still growing spring design to celebrate... what we love!

17 July 2019 Twig Dome Armature

Crafted from a hand full of twigs to give you a large design... even though you add only two stems of sweet peas.

24 July 2012 Blow away hot glue strands

When you glue a structure with hot glue there are always a few stray strands of glue stuck all over the design. Blow it away with a hairdryer.

16 January 2019 Delicate Twig Hammock Armature to keep tulips upright in a shallow container

Craft a suspended armature to create a clear winter design.

6 February 2019 Winter White Twig Screen

Glue twigs to screen delicate flowers for a wintry design.

19 February 2020 Twig snippet pillar armature

A great do-in-advance and reusable design solution for a winter, early spring floral display.

6 March 2019 Snow puddle armature

Connect twigs with puddles of artificial snow to craft a winter armature for your flowers.

9 February 2022 Tilt container with a spilling twigs armature

Perfect design for a warmer than usual winter design that hints at thawing.

28 February 2018 Marching winter frosted twig and freesia stack

Frost a few twigs to craft a delicate armature for fragrant freesias

9 December 2015 Scalable twig and Phalaenopsis orchid winterscape panel

This design can easily scale up or down by using larger or smaller pieces of wood to create a larger wall panel or make a few of these panels to stack as tiles to create a more...

Favourite Flowers

Oncidium

Dancing lady

Related Designs

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.

18 September 2024 Finding balance

Balancing dried ribbons of foliage to craft a wind twisted floral display.

4 August 2021 Counting Raindrops

Grass crisscross that makes you want to lean in closer to count the late summer raindrops around these gorgeous roses.

11 May 2016 Pour

Glue a twig vase and melt some plastic to create a tumbling design

24 March 2021 To two too!

A Spring Tulip celebration design... with a special message

17 July 2019 … and... a bit more... effort… to make it special

Instead of just placing a handful of twigs and two stems of sweet peas in a vase... why not...?

16 January 2019 Every. Single. Week.

Stand tulips upright in a shallow container with a suspended twig armature.

6 February 2019 Tread softly on winter

A delicate winter twig armature to show off the delicate beauty of these early spring coloured tulips.

19 February 2020 The Upside of being Inside

A creative design that has some height to it without blocking the view. This can easily be scaled up or down to match the environment you want to display it in.

6 March 2019 It almost happened today!

Craft snow puddles to keep your flowers upright

9 February 2022 Pouring

Place a small fishbowl vase at an angle to look like it is pouring out flowers and twigs.

28 February 2018 March Days

Line up a few frosted twigs to march across a shallow container

29 September 2011 Pick-Up Sticks

A twig and stick design with sweet dumpling pumpkins and rosary vine (Ceropegia woodii). I also made a cherry twig and skeleton leaf Stick Insect

9 December 2015 On a Grand Scale

My article and a floral panel design featured in DIY Weddings Magazine