Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Just think!
- 8 April 2015
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"Chocolate is made from cocoa beans,
which is the dried and partially fermented seeds of the cacao tree,
And a tree is most definitely a plant.
Therefore,
chocolate counts as a salad."
This week’s quote found it’s roots in a quote on Meme Generator... but it is slightly altered to make it more botanical.
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Tutorials
I wanted my beads to softly float above my snowball posy. If I glued the beads to some of the flowers it would just disappear in the mass of twigs and flowers.
When you need to keep a tiny stem hydrated this is just what you need. If you can't find a suitable drinking straw... I also have an upgrade: tiny food grade pipe water tubes.
Most stems, twigs and even sturdier branches can be bend into shapes. It takes practice and more than a bit of patience. The main idea is to slowly manipulate the branch without...
Favourite Flowers
Curly Willow, Chinese Willow, Tortured Willow, Globe Willow, Dragon's Claw, Hankow Willow
Related Designs
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The first of my new monthly articles about growing the material you need to design with. This month we are taking stock of what we need... and growing wheatgrass.
The flowers will continue to open around the nest… and the eggs… well surely they will disappear and you will need to replace those before Easter.