Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
It’s the most… it’s the most... Toast-iest Patina Christmas of all!
- 29 December 2021
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This is the sixth of my Christmas 2021 series of designs. This year in the form of a mini workshop… my Christmas present to you. We will explore how to patina Copper and use it to craft beautiful Festive floral accessories. Follow along each week leading up to Christmas to complete the entire mini workshop just before the start of 2022.
Hope you had a Merry Christmas, flower buddies. This week (just in time for New Year's Eve) I will show you how to go overboard on almost everything... and still get a pretty patina on your copper design details. Enjoy!
“... there
…
will
…
be…”
... beauty, you'll see
Design Quote Inspired by the carol It’s The Most Wonderful Time of The Year by Songwriters Eddie Pola and George Wyle
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Tutorials
A design that is aged to ring in the new. Perfect for the a New Year's celebration.
The colour and the effect will vary due to application, temperature and humidity.
This is the easiest battery operated votive candle lantern to hand craft from a copper sheet... ever! As always with my Tutorials you will not need any special tools or workshop...
Cut stars from a copper plate for a lovely turquoise patina Christmas decoration.
Craft a twig and foam snowman with an inner glow.
Easiest bell DIY. Add a bit more character by chemically treating the bell to have a lovely green patina.
This design can easily scale up or down by using larger or smaller pieces of wood to create a larger wall panel or make a few of these panels to stack as tiles to create a more...
When you glue a structure with hot glue there are always a few stray strands of glue stuck all over the design. Blow it away with a hairdryer.
Glue curved twig snippets to craft a delicate winter white Christmas tree
Wrap vines and twigs around a wire frame to create a decorative woodland chandelier
Frost a few twigs to craft a delicate armature for fragrant freesias
Craft a suspended armature to create a clear winter design.
Connect twigs with puddles of artificial snow to craft a winter armature for your flowers.
Favourite Flowers
Cymbidium, Boat Orchid
Related Designs
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This is the first of my Christmas 2021 series of designs. This year in the form of a mini workshop… my Christmas present to you. We will explore how to patina Copper and use it to...
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My article and a floral panel design featured in DIY Weddings Magazine
Glue the most delicate twig table top Christmas tree
Stand tulips upright in a shallow container with a suspended twig armature.
A Merry Christmas Twig Snowflake
A delicate winter twig armature to show off the delicate beauty of these early spring coloured tulips.