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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Leftovers

leftover snippets

and found bits

and grown pieces

a chunk

a fragment of an off-cut

and a scrap of a left over

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Tutorials
Everlasting succulent and moss display
31 August 2016
Everlasting succulent and moss display

Glue snippets of moss and succulents to rocks as a long lasting table-scape display
Drinking straw "test tubes"
4 January 2011
Drinking straw "test tubes"

When you need to keep a tiny stem hydrated this is just what you need.
Syringe with tube
3 January 2011
Syringe with tube

Easy way to fill test tubes and easiest way to remove water from a vase
Wire Tendrils
26 July 2011
Wire Tendrils

Curl the wire at irregular intervals to create a natural wire tendril similar to that of a passion fruit plant
Removing Oasis Floral Adhesive glue spills
30 August 2011
Removing Oasis Floral Adhesive glue spills

The finish of every design should be flawless. Make sure there are no bits of glue visible in your design by carefully removing all traces of spills.
Making the waist corsage using the BoutStix Floral Magnets
16 November 2011
Making the waist corsage using the BoutStix Floral Magnets

The BoutStix Floral Magnets “stick” is the backbone of the design, strengthening the narrow heart shape and adding support and balance.
Moss Heart
7 February 2012
Moss Heart

Biodegradable copper mesh makes the perfect shape to fill with moss to grow tiny stem plants
Moss Colombina inspired mask
6 January 2016
Moss Colombina inspired mask

Cover a mask shape with moss and succulents for a long wearing mask
A bark design surface that suspends the first Spring flowers to rest just below the surface.
19 February 2025
A bark design surface that suspends the first Spring flowers to rest just below the surface.

Glue two large bark chips to craft a large design platform to suspend the most delicate of floral details in a "I wish it was Spring already" arrangement.
Mossy “Moss” Pebble… in the snow
10 January 2024
Mossy “Moss” Pebble… in the snow

Hollow out a faux moss pebble to add... a pebble of moss covered in snowflakes.
Related Designs
Kitchen Garden
11 April 2011
Kitchen Garden

Kitchen Garden Design. South African Horticultural Society Show 2009
Everlasting
23 October 2012
Everlasting

Design Inspiration Video: Take a few twigs, snippets of air plants and succulents and combine both traditional wire and tape techniques with more contemporary methods to embed a Boutstix Magnet Stix right into the foundation of the design for a strong and secure way to attach corsages and boutonnieres.
The plastic inside of a roll of Florist tape becomes a Wrist Corsage
24 April 2011
The plastic inside of a roll of Florist tape becomes a Wrist Corsage

Up-cycle the inner plastic ring from a roll of floral tape to make a wrist corsage. This design was also featured in the Italian floral design magazine Blossom Zine
It's Tulip Time!
11 May 2011
It's Tulip Time!

Tulips continue to grow once the stem is severed from the bulb. More often than not you can use this growth to create an ever changing design. But sometimes you want that tulip to stay in the position it is placed.
Winter formal
16 November 2011
Winter formal

The elongated heart shape Echeveria waist corsage is meant to be worn low around the hip as a trailing ribbon clasp.
Grow Love
7 February 2012
Grow Love

Love grows!
Spring Has Sprung!
13 April 2012
Spring Has Sprung!

The sprouts are sprouting and the bees are being and the birds are birding. Tempting as it is new growth is hard to condition. Hard, but not impossible
there’s a feeling
20 November 2012
there’s a feeling

Glue snippets of dried green stems and Green Trick Carnation to make tiny floral wings for Christmas
It's the moment you recognize the greatest source of strength in something... oh, so fragile
1 January 2014
It's the moment you recognize the greatest source of strength in something... oh, so fragile

Fragile ice baubles, cyclamen and moss design
Hey there
6 January 2016
Hey there

Moss and succulents cover a mask shape to create a woodland inspired mask
When the Pretty much Pretty flows, it lingers in our hearts
19 February 2025
When the Pretty much Pretty flows, it lingers in our hearts

A bark support to display the most delicate Spring floral treasures.
Snow Glitters and Mossy Glimmers
10 January 2024
Snow Glitters and Mossy Glimmers

A glimmer is the opposite of a trigger... a little uplift. For this design I am lifting up my happiness by starting a tiny mossarium... but enjoying it as a design while it is in quarantine.