Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
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- 13 January 2016
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Tutorials
Stack snippets of grass on a wire frame to make a floating pyramid armature
The finish of every design should be flawless. Make sure there are no bits of glue visible in your design by carefully removing all traces of spills.
Cut the Phalaenopsis orchid with a bit of green stem attached. This will make them last longer.
It's sometimes difficult to place a tiny crystal or bead exactly where you want it.
Favourite Flowers
Phalaenopsis, Moth orchid
Air plants
Spanish moss, Florida moss, long moss, or graybeard
Related Designs
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oh yes, a light an airy design showing off those very first autumn leaves.
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This orchid developed at the very end of a long stem... right as the rest of the flowers started to die back so I made a special armature to display the cut stem.
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Support a small bundle of spring florals to stand upright in water with two Monstera leaves.
Beautiful Bletilla striata (Chinese Ground Orchid) deserves it's own elaborate frilly skirt display.
Create a little bit of space to keep a few thin stemmed floral treasures upright in your design
A glowing autumn display of vases to scatter around every here and there.
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