My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Jump out at you

Jump out at you flower arrangement by Christine de Beer

... is it the gap, maybe?

Unfurling iris petals in an arrangement

The petals taking a bow?

Creative ways to design with all the parts of an iris flower

or the neatly lined up snippets?

Creative and sustainable no waste no floral foam iris floral design

The knot, perhaps?

Iris buds in a bud vase for table displays

… what jumps out at you?

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Tutorials

22 February 2023 A knot and a lean and hand full of snippets in a bud vase

Using all parts of a small bunch of iris flowers to craft a unique display.

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.

3 February 2016 Connect the dot grass Armature

Connect the ends of grass snippets to create a spherical grass armature

24 July 2018 Lemon Aid Container Stopper

Keep flowers in place by placing a lemon on the narrow rim of the container.

20 July 2022 Breezy lily grass ripple

A radiating design that has the freedom of movement to add a bit of a cooling effect on the warmer days of summer.

10 July 2019 Letting grass kick against the side of the vase to create a neat and minimal line

Plant material float about in water. To keep it in place it is best to wedge it slightly to touch the sides of the container.

12 February 2014 Lightly sprinkled foliage frog

Light as air ripped foliage flower frog

29 January 2020 Weave a long lasting (without using floral foam) in a vase floral design basket

Give your woven grass a water source by designing the basket in a vase rather than placing the vase in a basket

27 January 2021 Loop a Monstera leaf stem to craft an underwater hold for a knotted orchid stem

Use the unique qualities of each stem to create a submerged design in a water filled glass vase.

15 January 2020 Over and under weave floral panel armature for inside a vase

Weave a small panel that fits snugly in a container for a minimal, foam free design that is quick to make but looks spectacular.

2 February 2022 Connect bud vases with a fresh foliage open weave

Craft two woven panels to place front and back of a couple of bud vases to create a unit.

26 August 2020 Create a tighter fit with pebbles so that you can wedge a twig securely into a vase

It all started with my twig being just too small to wedge into the glass vase tight enough to keep my orchid stem in place...

Favourite Flowers

Iris

Dutch Iris or widow iris are the best known varieties used as cut flowers

Related Designs

5 June 2024 hang out with.. you know… floristically speaking

Making what makes your floral details unique the focal point of a design

20 February 2019 Inna...

Stack bowls to keep your flower stems in place.

3 February 2016 Connect the dot

Connect snippets of grass to create a shelter for your flowers

25 July 2018 Lemon Aid

Use a lemon as a stopper to keep floral material in place

20 July 2022 The tiniest drop

A radiating summer design that waves in the slightest of breezes.

7 October 2015 Down-bubble

Add grass "bubbles" that can be repositioned to your design

10 July 2019 These are my favourite summer things:

A submerged design... perfect for summertime designing... and enjoying!

12 February 2014 Easy does it

Rip foliage to sprinkle as a light as air flower frog

29 January 2020 Peekaboo

A light and airy (no floral foam but still long lasting) floral design for those days that you are really, really looking for signs of Spring.

27 January 2021 Knot how it was supposed to go

When you figure out the "how to" tricks of manipulating plant material it is possible to respectfully set them into seemingly impossible new directions.

15 January 2020 This way we connect

Weave a connected panel to frame a single orchid.

2 February 2022 Putting my feelers out

Adding just a little something to a bud vase design to connect them... and make it special.

26 August 2020 It starts with WHY

Add design elements that serves a purpose for a minimal summer inspired floral design.