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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Oh yes, The Hornet of Tranquility

1 July 2020
and more

Yeah…

I totally

know this

didn’t happen… but...

well… just imagine if it did!

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Dew-Drop Crystals

Dew-Drop Crystals

I created the Tutorial for how I add these crystals to my floral designs 11 years ago! Since then I have tried, tested and searched for the perfect crystals that would go from studio‑table picture perfect to show‑day‑dependable and I always come back to these. They remain the absolute best. They’re inexpensive yet have a refined, high‑quality crystal brilliance; they don’t tarnish and their adhesive backing stays reliably tacky even after they were exposed to water.

Tutorials

Crafting a Hornet of Tranquility (you know… the one with the sparkle butt)

Crafting a Hornet of Tranquility (you know… the one with the sparkle butt)

Let me explain myself: it’s got a blue sparkle stinger… or you wouldn’t have noticed the little wasp.

Palm leaf Hopper-flies (grasshoppers and butterflies)

Palm leaf Hopper-flies (grasshoppers and butterflies)

Weave grasshoppers or butterflies (or fireflies) from palm leaves

Zig zag Palm Dragonfly

Zig zag Palm Dragonfly

Fold a dragonfly from a long strand of grass or palm leaf

Overgrown vine tangle to suspend flowers in a clear vase

Overgrown vine tangle to suspend flowers in a clear vase

A zero waste and sustainable floral design solution to keep your flowers exactly where you want them without using floral foam.

Loop-over grass veil for a cool summer design

Loop-over grass veil for a cool summer design

A cool and minimal floral design for summer.

Lilies

Lilies

How to keep Lilies in bud for longer. Removing the pollen. Stringing a Lily Garland.

Using a pin to place tiny dew drop crystals

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.

A new twist on the cellophane in a submerged design trick to make space for a stem

A new twist on the cellophane in a submerged design trick to make space for a stem

Create an invisible "stay under water" for blooms that still leaves space for longer stems in a vase.

Stacking stems to show off flowers from all angles

Stacking stems to show off flowers from all angles

Roses so pretty you want to admire them front, side and back.

Related Designs

Playing Favourites

Playing Favourites

A quick and easy Kenzan design

This Summer

This Summer

Weave slip on summer sandals

All Out

All Out

An all out effective way of keeping a flower stem in the exact spot you want it to be in a clear water vase design.

Lemon Aid

Lemon Aid

Use a lemon as a stopper to keep floral material in place

Before I show you my book- let me show you my book

19 September 2018

Before I show you my book- let me show you my book

… and why we call this the special craftsmanship edition

Hi-Lo

Hi-Lo

Perfect stems, perfect flowers. Needs nothing more.

Gotcha!

Gotcha!

Hana Kubari lily stems

Almost... all over!

Almost... all over!

Loop a grass veil over a lily stem to create a minimalist summer design.

Is this new…?

Is this new…?

Giving old ideas a new twist to refresh it for Spring

From all sides

From all sides

An all on one side design to admire roses from all sides.

Favourite Flowers

Alstroemeria

Alstroemeria

Rocking around three candle trees floral art design with berries, dendrobium orchids, alstroemeria, cymbidium orchids and lisianthus flowers

Lilium

Lilium

A Rock by any other name, lily design