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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Just Like Wisteria Rain

10 April 2019
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Here

one

Celebrate

the

new

Beginnings!

I have been writing designing thinking and rewriting rethinking redesigning my book for years. Every obstacle I ran into I used as an opportunity to rethink and make the book even better. For all this time it was up to just me to create every little aspect of the, The Effortless Floral Craftsman book as best as I could. This morning I realized... my part is done. I now give this task of creation to you, the reader. It’s a whole new chapter and, quite honestly, I can’t wait to see how you create it.

It’s with a very grateful heart that I say, as always:

Every good wish,

Christine

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Tutorials

10 April 2019

Twig cloud mobile

Wire a sturdy cloud shaped armature to hang a heavier water source for thirsty Wisteria flowers.

3 January 2011

Syringe with tube

Easy way to fill test tubes and easiest way to remove water from a vase

28 December 2011

Macramé inspired hanging test tubes

When I hang these delicate glass bubbles I want to make sure they are really secure. By slipping them into Macramé inspired knots they are not only hanging securely but the fishing line knots at the sides also protect them against bumps

24 April 2013

Macramé hanging vases

Knot wool to create a catch to hang tiny bud vases from

16 August 2011

Fast way to fill a lot of test tubes in awkward places

I do not believe in arranging flowers without a water source of some kind. I want my flowers to remain as beautiful for as long as possible and I often get quite creative to ensure a water source for even finer stems and blossoms.

18 January 2012

Butterfly feeler hooks for swinging test tubes

I don't always want to wire my test tubes into the design. I like to create a bit of movement by simply hooking the tubes to gently swing.

16 August 2011

Cut spiked flower stems and foliage into short sections

Orchids grow in long flower spikes. It is great to use the entire stem but sometimes you need shorter section. There is a trick to cutting the stems without leaving a visible blunt stem.

27 March 2024

High Rise Twiner Jasmine and Twirling willow Easter mobile

A vertical take on an Easter nest design to craft a spinning mobile decoration.

17 May 2023

Light Layer float Wisteria flowers

Craft the softest layer of wisteria flowers that neatly float on water.

11 May 2022

A new twist on the cellophane in a submerged design trick to make space for a stem

Create an invisible "stay under water" for blooms that still leaves space for longer stems in a vase.

5 May 2021

Sea glass counter weights to keep leaning top heavy stems from tipping

An easy fix for preventing flowers from falling out of a container

2 October 2019

Cross hatch Twig Armature

Add a bit of shadow and dimension to a flat armature by using the sketch technique of cross hatching.

Related Designs

23 March 2016

Celebrate!

A closer look at my design at the 20th anniversary of Canada Blooms and The Toronto Flower Show

31 May 2017

Let's hang out

Skewer some Eucalyptus to suspend between the orchids

28 December 2011

Bubbly New Year’s Sparklers

Delicate glass bubbles filled with the midnight blue African violet flowers, purple ornamental capsicum and spilling down the design are a few stems of rosary vine

26 June 2012

Diamond Jubilee Waterfall

To commemorate Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee and the 20th Anniversary of Friends of Government House Gardens Society a Horticultural event was hosted in the gardens and Great Hall of Government House in Victoria, Canada entitled British Columbia Blooms.