Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Into a Puddle!
- 30 June 2021
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We have reached the stage of summer where I am...
Pretty
Much
Melted
Into a
Puddle
For all my Pacific Northwest flower buddies… wow for this record breaking heatwave!
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Tutorials
Done in no time design... and it is rather refreshing to make.
Suspend flowers with an almost invisible taped grid
Fishing line creates an invisible grid over a shallow glass cake stand to support the plant material
Capture Spring for just a little bit longer by sticking blossoms down, in place.
Tape a grid over a vase to keep the floral details in place
Favourite Flowers
Chrysanthemum or "mums"
Related Designs
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