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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Oh, What Twisted Tales We Weave

Floral Trends Design Group Competition Design

The design is woven from bark wire, dodder, lime green alluminium wire, ribbon and deep burgundy roses all twisted and woven together to form a long tail shape.

What Twisted Tales We Weave design

Detail of my Oh, What Twisted Tales We Weave design

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Tutorials
Brick on a stick
29 January 2011
Brick on a stick

Create simple but effective stands for Floral Art
Paper covered Wire
1 March 2011
Paper covered Wire

Cover the wire with the raffia
Prevent teeth marks on soft wire when you bend it with pliers
13 October 2011
Prevent teeth marks on soft wire when you bend it with pliers

Even long nose pliers without grooves still damage soft aluminum wire. Pad the pliers with a plaster.
Rainbow Oasis Hearts
11 February 2011
Rainbow Oasis Hearts

Cut heart shapes out of Rainbow Oasis
Three Twig Bundle Braid
3 May 2017
Three Twig Bundle Braid

Braid bundles of twigs to create an armature for flowers to dance in
Reed Cradle Armature
29 June 2016
Reed Cradle Armature

Glue reeds on a wire frame to create a dimensional armature to suspend orchids in
Squigly vine twig armature
17 February 2016
Squigly vine twig armature

Loosely entwine vine stems
Related Designs
Oh just...
3 May 2017
Oh just...

Braid a few twigs to dance around your flowers
Make the design
29 June 2016
Make the design

Weave a reed cradle to suspend orchids from
Favourite Flowers
Rosa
Rosa

My all in the same boat floral art arrangement with roses in an Agave sisalana (sisal) leaf.