My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

… ish

1 March 2023
and more

The prediction is: snow-ish

With a ray of sun… ish

and an ...ish of wind

for when its not all calm...ish.

you might find an ...ish of frosty blossoms

Or bundle or so of budding twig-iciles

perfectly perfect for the Spring… ish days of March.

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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

1 March 2023

Glue an early Spring basket from leftover cherry blossom twigs

After the last petal drops cut the blossom twigs into snippets to craft a basket with.

4 January 2011

Drinking straw "test tubes"

When you need to keep a tiny stem hydrated this is just what you need.

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.

22 May 2012

Bite and snap a sturdy twig

Break the sturdy twig on the scribe line.

1 November 2011

Weaving a twig wreath

For my design I wanted the wreath to look wind blown so I added a few loosely woven twigs into the weave. I also wanted to emphasize the autumn colours so I added a twirling copper wire into the weave

24 May 2017

Chain link wreath weaving

Weave a few small wreaths to connect

27 September 2017

Tendril vine Wreath Pumpkin

Reshape a vine wreath into smaller wreaths to combine as a pumpkin

18 April 2018

Clematis Vine Swing

Weave a delicate nest for a small spring design.

21 March 2018

Craft a Spring basket from a wreath

A wide gap nearly basket for nearly spring

10 September 2014

Twig Bridal Basket

A slim basket design made from twigs

6 January 2012

Mossy Twig handbag

Radiate short twigs in a circle to make a moss and twig handbag

2 March 2021

Catch Blossom Petals in a Pussy Willow tray basket

An easy to assemble yourself harvest basket to carry home and display Spring blossoms.

4 February 2026

A dogwood frog with tiny dew drop crystal rafts that won't get lost in the twigs

Bring in a few dogwood twigs to force for some hopeful signs of spring.

16 April 2025

Just hatched willow twig egg armature

Craft a cracked egg shape armature for an Easter display.

20 March 2024

Spring Coil Straw Basket

Coil a straw basket... the easy way.

28 June 2023

Knot a vine wreath and ripped grass bug net

Simply easy design... with tiny design details to make your summer display unique.

19 April 2023

Willow and Vine tiny stem Gathering Basket

Tiny stems are often also delicate stems... place your cut flowers directly in a small glass of water. A perfect fit for this basket.

Related Designs

20 January 2011

The last Vine Wreath

Every designer knows how to stretch their supplies. We use and re-use our dried plant material until our fellow designers feel like hiding it from us. I formed such an attachment to my vine wreaths. This post features four designs using the same wreaths.