My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Oh just...

Oh just floral art design

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Twig braid with Brassia orchids

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Twig braid

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Brassia orchids

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Twig plait

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Twig braid with dancing Brassia orchid

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Tutorials

3 May 2017 Three Twig Bundle Braid

Braid bundles of twigs to create an armature for flowers to dance in

3 May 2017 Extend cable ties to secure bigger bundles of twigs or thicker stems

For cable ties to dissapear in design work choose the smallest tie poswsible for the job

25 April 2012 A plait, a braid or a French knot grass collar

"Plaid" and "braid" are synonyms, and where you are from will most likely dictate whether you use plait (British) or braid (American or Celtic). Some people also refer to...

29 January 2011 Brick on a stick

Create simple but effective stands for Floral Art

29 June 2016 Reed Cradle Armature

Glue reeds on a wire frame to create a dimensional armature to suspend orchids in

26 June 2012 Driftwood precariously perched on the edge of a pebble

Wire and glue the driftwood at an angle to balance on a pebble

16 October 2012 Taco-shaped twig armature

Make a half-moon shaped armature to fill with flowers

16 May 2013 Weaving a pod shape from ripped foliage

Weave a pod shape armature

11 February 2015 Stripping foliage from weaving stems

Remove foliage from stems to weave with

4 January 2011 Drinking straw "test tubes"

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

Favourite Flowers

Brassia

Spider orchid

Related Designs

13 September 2017 Around again

Tape a grid at the edge of a container

20 June 2018 A Bundle of Pretty

A dried bundle of ripped flax hides a secret water source for the orchids

2 October 2024 Brewing some inspiration

Autumn harvest willow for a double the pretty plaited flower support

4 April 2011 "A New Age" Child's Midnight Meander (Avatar)

A New Age Child's Midnight Meander

29 June 2016 Make the design

Weave a reed cradle to suspend orchids from

5 April 2011 Mud!!! Floral Art Demonstration at the Rondebosch Flower Club

My demonstration looked at ways to use mud to enhance floral art.

12 April 2011 Oh, What Twisted Tales We Weave

"What Twisted Tales We Weave" design 2010 Floral Trends Design Group, South Africa.

11 April 2011 Glass

A small pane of glass connects the top and the bottom of the design

26 June 2012 Diamond Jubilee Waterfall

To commemorate Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee and the 20th Anniversary of Friends of Government House Gardens Society a Horticultural event was hosted in the gardens and...

16 October 2012 Bright, brighter… brightest!

Celebrate the bright colours of autumn with lilies and Chinese lanterns

10 January 2013 A quirky kind of Love

Retail florists and wholesalers are already designing, ordering and preparing their product range for Valentine's Day. This is my article that I wrote for the December 2012...

16 May 2013 Natural, naturally

Weave a armature to rest a lily on

22 July 2015 Fluffy

Fluff out Washi paper to create a delicate armature

13 April 2011 Harnessing the Wind

14 April 2011 In the Bag

My bag was woven from re-purposed wire and recycled fishing line and tiny stems of growing sweet pea plants and orchids