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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Leapfrog

24 September 2014
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In English it is called playing leapfrog

In French saute-mouton (where we are leaping over a sheep)

In Romanian it is called capra (we would be leaping over a goat)

In India it is called Aar Ghodi Ki Par Ghodi (we leap over a horse)

And in Italy it is called la cavallina (and we are still leaping over a horse, but a really small horse)

Same game by a different name

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Tutorials

24 September 2014

Folding a Frog

Fold and weave a frog from grass

3 January 2012

Bubble raft to float flowers

Flowers naturally float in water. They just don’t always naturally float on water. For that they sometimes need a bit of help.

25 April 2012

A plait, a braid or a French knot grass collar

"Plaid" and "braid" are synonyms, and where you are from will most likely dictate whether you use plait (British) or braid (American or Celtic). Some people also refer to cornrows as braids or refer to pinned up plaits as braids. A French braid is a braiding technique.

8 June 2011

Foliage Weaving

For this tutorial I focus on a simple weave pattern that does not require you to soften or prepare the leaves to be more durable or flexible. This is the starting point in weaving techniques. You can build on this technique to make floral handbags, gift boxes, and baskets, sew it into a curve or wrap it around a vase or cover a test tube.

22 May 2024

A design solution for showcasing the tiniest flowers... in a big way

Floating the tiniest Bits of Floral Treasures from your cut flower garden

1 May 2024

Gap basket weave for a Spring flower container

Fiasco inspired vase cover for a small Spring design

19 July 2023

Knot a dragonfly

The easiest critter ever. All you need to do is make a few knots...

17 May 2023

Light Layer float Wisteria flowers

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

15 March 2023

Grasshopper Blossom branches

Just for fun add a few pollinators to your Spring blossom design

3 August 2022

Above and below water jasmine in a grass square

Not only is water designs wonderfully refreshing to make... it is also wonderfully refreshing for your flowers.

4 May 2022

Tendril Tangle Grid

Let tendrils do what they naturally do to help keep your flowers in place.

2 March 2022

Weave a lily grass shelter for a suspended flower stem

Hide the prettiest of flowers in the entire bunch in plain sight by framing it with elegant grass.

7 July 2021

Floral Raft in a Bottle

Float flowers in a bottle by giving each flower their own little bubble wrap raft-skirt.

14 April 2021

Fuzzy Willow Caterpillar in a buttercup and jasmine vine swirl

As in… Pussy willow catkins caterpillar… that is super fuzzy.

20 May 2020

A floral float… that floats

If you know my work you have probably seen me do this: I float flowers using a tiny bubble wrap skirt... this time I am floating an entire design on it's own bubble wrap raft.

4 September 2019

Stack banana leaf rice pockets to float as rosettes

Fold and peg banana leaves into pockets so that they float freely on water. This is inspired by a traditional banana leaf craft used to cook rice in.

5 December 2018

Long Lichen branches to dress up a curvy vase

Secure two lichen covered branched to rest around the neck of a curvy vase.

11 July 2018

Glued Hydrangea Float

Glue a delicate hydrangea wreath to float on water

17 January 2018

Creating contrasts in shallow containers with pebbles and water

Such a peaceful design with just enough float and "stay put" elements

16 September 2015

Fold a Grass Disk

Fold and wrap blades of grass around a disk to create a natural armature

Related Designs

22 May 2024

Let me float my Wednesday idea by you for a bit

Floating the most delicate cut flowers

1 May 2024

Favourite Take-Away

Basket weave container for some Spring floral treasures.

19 July 2023

… And his little flower

Easy support for a single flower... and knot a special secret admirer just to keep it company.

17 May 2023

Purple haze… float

Softest Wisteria colour to cool things down on an unexpectedly warm day.

15 March 2023

Hop… Lots!

Beautiful blossoms don’t NEED much to make it into a lovely design. But the start of Spring might just inspire you to add a bit much… just because it makes you happy.