Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
It keeps me going and I love it.
- 13 April 2016
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'... but I am good at this...
… and I want to share this with you...
… I want to teach you what I learned...
… I get to touch people's lives with what I do...
… and it keeps me going...
… and I love it
… and I think if you give it a shot you might love it too…"
Quote: Chef is a 2014 American comedy-drama film written, produced, directed by and starring Jon Favreau
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Tutorials
Create panels of Spanish moss to cover a glass container
Hang tubes from the rim of a glass container to drape down with design details
When you need to keep a tiny stem hydrated this is just what you need. If you can't find a suitable drinking straw... I also have an upgrade: tiny food grade pipe water tubes.
Most of the time I would gently tug the pollen covered stamens away the moment it becomes yellow and messy. But the Gloriosa looks rather pretty with the stamens on, so I fix it...
How to keep Lilies in bud for longer. Removing the pollen. Stringing a Lily Garland.
Wire is always sold in a roll and it can be very frustrating to try to remove bends, kinks and curls.
Favourite Flowers
Spanish moss, Florida moss, long moss, or graybeard
Glory or Flame lilies, Fire lily, Superb lily, Climbing lily, and Creeping lily
Related Designs
A veil of green wool, Spanish moss and dried hydrangeas hang over white lilies
A closer look at my design at the 20th anniversary of Canada Blooms and The Toronto Flower Show
Bright and sunny cymbidium orchids and roses, lilies, lisianthus and pincushions