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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Just Meshing About

Floral Trends Design Group Assignment

A mesh is a barrier or net made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible material. Mesh is similar to a web or gauze in that it is made up of attached or woven strands with a large number of closely spaced gaps.

Entangled

Ensnare

Entrap

Entwined

Embroil

Enmesh

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Tutorials
Ripped Foliage Mesh
27 February 2013
Ripped Foliage Mesh

Create a delicate mesh over the design
Ripping Flax
14 January 2011
Ripping Flax

Flax can be ripped into fibres creating long and versatile strips
Glue a round stacked twig platter
6 March 2012
Glue a round stacked twig platter

Stack and glue tiny twigs to create a round platter
Lilies
2 January 2011
Lilies

How to keep Lilies in bud for longer. Removing the pollen. Stringing a Lily Garland.
Hanging knotted foliage hearts from Quince blossom branches
16 February 2022
Hanging knotted foliage hearts from Quince blossom branches

Add a bit of love to your blossom branches with hanging heart knots.
Hula skirt for a glass vase
28 August 2019
Hula skirt for a glass vase

Hawaiian Hula skirt for a Luau inspired flower arrangement.
Wrap around grass loop and knot armature
8 August 2018
Wrap around grass loop and knot armature

Connect strips of ripped grass to create a knotted armature for short stemmed flowers
Binding a lily bud
1 June 2016
Binding a lily bud

Binding the bud to let it open in an exaggerated trumpet shape
Related Designs
Hang on, love
16 February 2022
Hang on, love

A hanging heart design to celebrate love this Valentine's Day.
But... what are you Like?
28 August 2019
But... what are you Like?

A fun design... with a hula skirt (...for the cool summer breeze to arrange and rearrange)
On the net
8 August 2018
On the net

Knot a net to rest short stem orchids on.
The ties that Bind
1 June 2016
The ties that Bind

Bind a lily to create a trumpet shape as it opens
Favourite Flowers
Lilium
Lilium

A Rock by any other name, lily design
Phormium
Phormium

Flax Christmas tree "cake" for the Floral Trends Design Group end of the year function. "On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me... two turtle doves"