My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Last full Moon of summer

2 September 2020
click to send Christine a smile
and more

Go outside

and

howl

at the corn moon-

it’s full tonight

(... the fresh air will be good for you and the way things are right now… this might be the only time ever, if you time it just right,

that all the neighbours are confused enough to actually join in)

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Tutorials

2 September 2020

Wrap a vine around a tiny vase to suspend it from a balanced twig

Using the design elements as mechanics to secure the design elements.

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.

25 August 2011

Placing orchids in test tubes

Cut the Phalaenopsis orchid with a bit of green stem attached. This will make them last longer.

24 April 2019

Balance a cake stand lid on it’s side to create a leaning design

Suspend a flower for an unusual but minimalist design over a leaning container lid.

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.

8 May 2012

Nestled grass pebble

Weave a grass pebble for flowers to nestle in

26 June 2012

Driftwood precariously perched on the edge of a pebble

Wire and glue the driftwood at an angle to balance on a pebble

31 January 2018

Rock Rest for a heavy Protea Flower Head

Create a contrasting base to lift the heavy flower-head to design in

29 October 2014

Spin a Single Strand Spanish Moss Spider Web

Weave a barely there all natural spider web.

8 August 2012

Stringing wool and Spanish moss

Create veil of wool and Spanish moss

17 July 2024

Use Firethorn spears for a Vine and Orchid twist support

Sharp thorns can be used to keep your floral details in place

26 June 2024

Rock steady for tiny floral details

Lean a large pebble in a display container to keep your summer floral details exactly where you want them.

Related Designs

24 April 2019

Put aside

Urgh… my glass cake stand broke leaving me with a still beautiful, but now mismatched and extremely inspirational lid...

8 May 2012

Skipping stone

Weave a grass pebble for the orchid to nestle in.

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.