My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Losing some of that Muchness

Losing some of that Muchness floral art design

“‎You're not

Barely there Mad Hatter's hat.

the same as you were before," he said.

Phalaenopsis orchid sisal and grass design

You were much more...

Tufts of grass over the orchids

muchier...

Mad Hatter's floral hat

you've lost your muchness.”

Spoken by the Mad Hatter from Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass

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Tutorials

28 August 2013 Unravel Sisal string to get Sisal Fibers

I purchase a huge roll of sisal string to use... sometimes as string, but mostly I unravel it for the fibers

28 August 2013 Barely there Mad Hatter's Top Hat

Glue sisal fibers to create a floral top hat

4 January 2011 Drinking straw "test tubes"

When you need to keep a tiny stem hydrated this is just what you need.

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.

Favourite Flowers

Phalaenopsis

Phalaenopsis, Moth orchid

Related Designs

9 September 2015 Fall Treasures

A sisal mat armature for fall twigs flowers and leaves

4 November 2015 Delicate

Bleached Gypsophila wreath with delicate autumn touches

30 August 2017 If

Place a water tube at an angle in lumber so that the Zantedeschia float just above the base to show off the delicate grass snippets scattered up the stem

8 September 2021 A good September Soaking

Exploring two soaking techniques for a subtle early autumn design

27 April 2022 Shine Shade

Glue snippets of grass into a double layer sphere to create a sheltered floral globe.

19 October 2022 Point Witch (or Wizard) Way

A wire framed witch or wizard hat that can be reshaped.