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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Let It Snow

Let it snow!

Let it snow!

Let it snow!

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"Let It Snow", is a song written by lyricist Sammy Cahn and composer Jule Styne in July 1945

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Tutorials
Prickly Pine-needle Square
10 December 2014
Prickly Pine-needle Square

Create a floral foam cube for a Christmas "gift" table design
Pine Bauble
10 December 2014
Pine Bauble

Pine needles create tiny balls
Types of Floral Foam
20 February 2011
Types of Floral Foam

Dry foam (normally a grey block) used for dried or artificial flower arrangements, wet foam (normally a green block) for fresh flower arrangements and decorative Rainbow Oasis (foam or powder).
Soaking Floral Foam
20 February 2011
Soaking Floral Foam

Each block of foam holds forty times its own weight in water. One brick holds two litres of water
Sealing floral foam shapes with candle wax to make them water tight
14 February 2013
Sealing floral foam shapes with candle wax to make them water tight

A thin layer of melted wax creates a watertight layer for floral foam
A not yet all done… bark floral frog to catch that feeling of setting out together to collect the Christmas Tree to decorate
10 December 2024
A not yet all done… bark floral frog to catch that feeling of setting out together to collect the Christmas Tree to decorate

Create a design with a hint of incompleteness… something to still look forward to.
A berry and kalanchoe sleigh… to carry your twig tree home, of course
7 December 2022
A berry and kalanchoe sleigh… to carry your twig tree home, of course

A snowy Christmas scene crafted from a handful of twigs... and a few kalanchoe flowers.
Weave a tiny gift box from grass
16 December 2020
Weave a tiny gift box from grass

Talk about quick and easy! This takes almost no time... the hard part is to find something small enough to put inside... Chocolates... perhaps?
Cardboard base for a roasting-by-an-open-fire fishbowl vase snow globe
16 December 2020
Cardboard base for a roasting-by-an-open-fire fishbowl vase snow globe

… ideal for fresh floral displays because it has a hidden water source that can be refilled and the candle can be switched on and off without disturbing the design.
Pine NeedleTube
27 December 2017
Pine NeedleTube

Glue pine needles to a up-cycled disk to create a winter scene
Twinkle and Pine Christmas Star
20 December 2017
Twinkle and Pine Christmas Star

Use a cardboard shape to craft a simple wire Christmas star
Secret Battery holder
20 December 2017
Secret Battery holder

Sometimes the best way to hide something in your design is right in the open
Related Designs
A Very Merry… all elf pass into Santa’s Workshop for a dash of Having Something To Look Forward To
11 December 2024
A Very Merry… all elf pass into Santa’s Workshop for a dash of Having Something To Look Forward To

An on-purpose-not-yet-quite-done design to remind us to enjoy the Christmas moments as they unfold.
Making spirits bright
7 December 2022
Making spirits bright

A twig sleigh... to collect your twig Christmas tree, of course!
Have yourself a Merry Cellulose Fibre Christmas: Snow Globe
16 December 2020
Have yourself a Merry Cellulose Fibre Christmas: Snow Globe

...ok not really that fancy- it’s paper pulp. Cardboard boxes, really. In the spirit of 2020- I am inspired by the endless stream of cardboard boxes being delivered. This week it's a snow globe platform that is quick to make and hold a hidden water source and an easy to get to the on off switch battery candle button.
Can it be?
27 December 2017
Can it be?

Craft a pine tube to display a soft and snow filled winter scene
A Very Merry Christmas Star
20 December 2017
A Very Merry Christmas Star

A wire Christmas star with a secret plan to hide the twinkle
While I sing of beauty's treasure
6 December 2017
While I sing of beauty's treasure

Glue the most delicate twig table top Christmas tree
Favourite Flowers
Anthurium
Anthurium

The Floral Trends Design Group Old and New Demonstration