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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Oh yes, The Hornet of Tranquility

Yeah…

I totally

know this

didn’t happen… but...

well… just imagine if it did!

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Tutorials
Crafting a Hornet of Tranquility (you know… the one with the sparkle butt)
1 July 2020
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)
5 January 2011
Palm leaf Hopper-flies (grasshoppers and butterflies)

Weave grasshoppers or butterflies (or fireflies) from palm leaves
Zig zag Palm Dragonfly
17 June 2015
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
10 June 2020
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
12 June 2019
Loop-over grass veil for a cool summer design

A cool and minimal floral design for summer.
Lilies
2 January 2011
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
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.
A new twist on the cellophane in a submerged design trick to make space for a stem
11 May 2022
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
26 May 2021
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
21 June 2017
Playing Favourites

A quick and easy Kenzan design
This Summer
17 June 2015
This Summer

Weave slip on summer sandals
All Out
10 June 2020
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
25 July 2018
Lemon Aid

Use a lemon as a stopper to keep floral material in place
Lemon Aid
25 July 2018
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
6 June 2018
Hi-Lo

Perfect stems, perfect flowers. Needs nothing more.
Gotcha!
10 June 2015
Gotcha!

Hana Kubari lily stems
Almost... all over!
12 June 2019
Almost... all over!

Loop a grass veil over a lily stem to create a minimalist summer design.
Is this new…?
11 May 2022
Is this new…?

Giving old ideas a new twist to refresh it for Spring
From all sides
26 May 2021
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