Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Making it work somewhere between a rock and a hard place
- 14 February 2013
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What a predicament!
A real conundrum!
In such a pretty fix!
… and now the cracks are starting to show!!!
And then you start to think…
Maybe a pebble for over here… just add a bit of… curl this twig just so…
Don't you just love creative blunders?
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Tutorials
A thin layer of melted wax creates a watertight layer for floral foam
For Floral Art the temperature of the wax rarely exceeds the minimum melting point.
The goal is to cast the cement in such a way that the surface of the cement dries faster than the sub-surface cement. As the water from the wet cement at the bottom rises it...
This time of year is best for starting a moss garden. It needs to be cool and wet. Lichen and moss becomes dormant when it is too hot and dry.
Artificial snow can be very "chemical" and flowers deteriorate quickly when exposed to it. It also dissolves in water. I use candle wax as "snow"
Curl the wire at irregular intervals to create a natural wire tendril similar to that of a passion fruit plant
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