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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Making spirits bright

7 December 2022
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With kind thoughts and all good wishes for a Merry Berry Kalanchoe Christmas

Dashing

through the snow

On a berry and kalanchoe sleigh

O'er the fields we go,

Laughing

all the way

Inspired by the Christmas carol Jingle Bells written by James Lord Pierpont

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Tutorials

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.

7 December 2022

Fork In the Twig Tree

Minimal and so easy to do... craft an upside down twig tree.

28 December 2016

Adding snow to twigs

Glue artificial snow to twigs

13 December 2017

Long lasting bark and Kalanchoe sleigh

Kalanchoe flowers last weeks without a water source and is the perfect way to dress up a bark and silver bell sleigh

5 January 2022

Double vase Snow Glow Winter Centerpiece

Add warmth to a space with a softly glowing winter white arrangement

27 November 2012

Fluff cotton wool for snow

Cotton balls can be unrolled and fluffed to create long garlands of "snow"

8 July 2015

Using a pin to place tiny dew drop crystals

It's sometimes difficult to place a tiny crystal or bead exactly where you want it.

23 December 2015

Barely There Skeleton Leaf Gift Box

Skeleton leaves create a light and ethereal gift box

22 May 2012

Bite and snap a sturdy twig

Break the sturdy twig on the scribe line.

24 December 2012

Tiny Twig Christmas Treasure Trunk

Wire a small twig gift-box for Christmas presents

20 December 2011

Weaving a gift box with a lid from palm leaves

A great all natural gift decorating alternative

25 December 2013

Leaf snippet gift cube

Cover Styrofoam with leaf snippets to create a gift box design

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?

4 December 2019

Eucalyptus collar for a snow-covered Christmas candle

Not only will your home smell wonderful while crafting this design you will also have a ethereal and long lasting design to enjoy.

30 November 2022

The coziest Wool, Holly and Kalanchoe Table Top Candy Cane Snowflake

A fuzzy wool and twig snowflake that starts out as a handful of candy canes.

25 December 2018

Twig Snowflake

Glue twigs into a snowflake twig armature for Christmas trimmings.

6 December 2017

Barely there twig tabletop Christmas tree

Glue curved twig snippets to craft a delicate winter white Christmas tree

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.

3 January 2024

Silver leaf Paper Snowflakes to display your winter flowers on

Fold some snowflakes to display your beautiful winter flowers on.

3 January 2024

Succulent and gilded flameless candle yule log display stand

A robust stand with tall dowel sticks to slip your display over.

3 January 2024

Magnetic silverleaf bell and snowy twig clusters to suspend your flowers in a display

An easy to remove and put back bundle of winter twigs to add to a display.

21 December 2022

Winter Solstice Kalanchoe and Berry twig Lantern

Soft and minimal glow lantern that you can make ahead of time to last all Festive Season.

Related Designs

13 December 2017

Just hear those sleigh bells jingling

Craft a bark sleigh that will last for weeks.

5 January 2022

Slow Glow

A slow but glowing start to the New Year and the new design season

23 December 2015

Dear Santa,

Gift boxes from skeleton leaves

24 December 2012

Please have snow… and presents under the tree

Wire a Tiny Twig Treasure Trunk for small Christmas gifts

20 December 2011

Our finest gifts we bring,

A small, all natural gift box woven from palm

25 December 2013

A gift for gifting

Christmas gift design

10 December 2014

Let It Snow

Use floral foam to create a pine needle cube

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.

9 December 2020

Have yourself a Merry Cellulose Fibre Christmas: Gyp flurry Snowman

...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. My list of inspiration would not be complete without showing a but-we-have-been-doing-this-forever “just wrap an empty box and place it in a design”, design.

2 December 2020

Have yourself a Merry Cellulose Fibre Christmas: Lost and Found Snow Mittens

...ok not really that fancy- it’s made from paper pulp. A cardboard box snow mittens… really. In the spirit of 2020- I am inspired by the endless stream of cardboard boxes being delivered.

4 December 2019

A Very Merry eucalyptus-collar-candle Christmas!

An easy and naturally fragrant winter white candle decoration to bring nature into your house this Christmas.

30 November 2022

Take a bough… it’s Christmas time!

A wool and twig snowflake design (made from candy canes!) that will last the entire Festive Season.

6 March 2019

It almost happened today!

Craft snow puddles to keep your flowers upright

25 December 2018

A Very Merry Season’s Greetings Holly Jolly Happy Most Wonderful Christmas Time to you!

A Merry Christmas Twig Snowflake

25 November 2015

So white

A dried Baby's breath and fresh orchid wreath

6 December 2017

While I sing of beauty's treasure

Glue the most delicate twig table top Christmas tree

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.

3 January 2024

A Very Merry Gilded Paper Ornament and Yule Log Trendy Christmas/New Year’s Cheer

Paper snowflakes to display small snippets of Festive flowers on.

21 December 2022

Let it

A happy December Solstice or the Winter Solstice lantern.

Favourite Flowers

Kalanchoe

Kalanchoe 'Calandiva Pink' flowers arranged in my tiny fridge magnet for my In a nutshell design