Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
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- 25 September 2019
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Aaah… those good old design rules.
All our directives to construct
… artistic prescriptions
stipulation to make
guidelines to hatch
the totally unbreakable, totally bendable laws to create.
Note: this week I show you the Tutorial for the wire leaf shown in my book on page 14 (Hint: ... if you want a sneak peek you can page through that section for free on Amazon)
And in my Newsletter I am curious to hear your opinion on rules in trendy designs. I am a huge fan of rules, as a rule. So much so that there is an entire chapter on rules in my book in which I show you how I make sure what I am following is actually a rule (and not just a trend or a personal preference) and how I judge whether I still need to follow it… or when I am better off disregarding it. (Chapter: Testing the Rules page 267)
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Tutorials
This week I show you the Tutorial for the wire leaf shown in my book on page 14 ... this time in copper.
This is a trick for attaching fine details at exactly the right angle.
Strip the green bark from the stems to expose the smooth wood
Up-cycle a pot scrubber to get a huge roll of very pretty copper wire
Glue Popsicle sticks to create a double layered, upright armature
Design an armature that is light enough to be carried by two flower stems to create a radiating frame.
Butterfly hair clips are the perfect little claws to help you hold tiny items in place while you wait for glue to dry
Favourite Flowers
Curly Willow, Chinese Willow, Tortured Willow, Globe Willow, Dragon's Claw, Hankow Willow
Related Designs
A flat-lay to celebrate finally finding the perfect way to dry passion fruit flowers... and my book's first birthday but mostly the drying of passion fruit flowers thing.
A tumbling fall leaf design making use of the autumn leaves that are already falling to the ground.
My bark bowl design and tutorial featured in the Centrepiece Wedding Magazine
Glue a fantasy forest from Popsicle sticks, grape vine tendrils and willow tips
The design for the cover of my book, the effortless floral craftsman, crafted from Fiddlehead Fern and Red Lipstick Hanging Heliconia.