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.
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
A bit of a wrong way round pretty Easter design. Put the basket weave inside the egg instead of putting the eggs in a basket.
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.
