My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Lemon Aid

When

When

life

life

gives

gives

you

you

a

a

lemon...

lemon...

Every week I add a new design with related tutorials. Be sure to subscribe to receive an email notification with design inspiration.

Tutorials

24 July 2018 Lemon Aid Container Stopper

Keep flowers in place by placing a lemon on the narrow rim of the container.

15 April 2015 Stretching leaves and foliage into a ringlet curl

Most leaves and foliage can be slightly manipulated to curve or curl.

25 January 2017 Detailing a messy edged grass basket

Weave a basket from lily grass and then cut and curl the edges

9 August 2017 Weave a flat top to tip at an angle with flower stems

Craft a platform to highlight small flowers

1 October 2012 Weaving a ball shaped Dew-drop Catcher from grass

Weave a sphere from grass

26 July 2017 Half wire half grass tangle to keep stems in place

Tangle and shape wire to create a half moon for grass and gyp to rest in

5 April 2017 Weaving a Pillbox hat from grass

Use the "over and under" weaving pattern to weave a round, upright hat with a flat top and no brim.

Related Designs

20 February 2019 Inna...

Stack bowls to keep your flower stems in place.

24 July 2019 Up to much?

Dress up a single lily stem with a few blades of grass.

1 April 2020 Hang in there!

Keeping this tulip upright requires less magic and more hot glue skills... but it looks magical never the less.

1 July 2020 Oh yes, The Hornet of Tranquility

A minimal... but then with a tiny bug detail... design that is perfect for warm summer designing.

6 July 2022 Let’s play ball

Weave a spherical support to place long stemmed flowers into a bud vase.

20 July 2022 The tiniest drop

A radiating summer design that waves in the slightest of breezes.

22 February 2023 Jump out at you

Early iris flowers in a bud vase.

14 June 2023 Because I am beautiful!

It deserves a bowl all of it's own... right? I am (of course!) talking about these spectacular little sweet peas called King Tut. Not much else is needed. But add a cute little...

5 June 2024 hang out with.. you know… floristically speaking

Making what makes your floral details unique the focal point of a design

26 June 2024 It’s leaps of faith, grasshoppers

A sunny rock to make your design... not rock

25 January 2017 What is in a basket of spectacular?

Weave a basket with dangling edges for a single orchid display

9 August 2017 Hat tip

Tip a mortarboard inspired top at an angle for a glass design

1 October 2012 How to catch a dew drop:

Weave a sphere from grass to catch a precious and exquisite and perfect glistening early autumn dew drop

15 April 2015 Bowled Over

Weave a sphere armature to complement delicate oncidium orchiods

26 July 2017 Beat the summer heat

Tangle some wire to set flowers in water

5 April 2017 Easter Bonnet

Weave a delicate Pillbox hat