Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
It almost happened today!
- 6 March 2019
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The sun almost came out.
The icicles almost fell to down below.
The trees and blossoms almost burst into bud.
The birds almost sang.
The bumblebees almost set out to find a new colony.
The squirrels almost found some sap.
… in fact, today was so almost that we can make replacing that mitton we lost next year’s problem!
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Tutorials
Connect twigs with puddles of artificial snow to craft a winter armature for your flowers.
Cyclamen stems are so close together that it is easy to damage the plant when cutting stems.
Carefully glue a twig armature to display the mini-miniature Darling orchids
Glue Popsicle sticks to create a double layered, upright armature
Glue a few wigs to follow the shape of a glass bowl to create a disk armature
Craft a suspended armature to create a clear winter design.
Favourite Flowers
Cyclamen, English sowbread
Rosary vine, Chain of Hearts, Collar of hearts and String of hearts
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