Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
One of those difficult questions
- 6 September 2017
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Is there something like: enough twigs to design with?
I think…
Yes, I do believe…
Shakespeare said it best.
… so let me quote Hamlet...
Act 3
Scene 3
Line 87
“ no!”
as tracked by The Hamlet Navigator
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Tutorials
Glue the twigs in a container to easily follow the round shape
Easy way to fill test tubes and easiest way to remove water from a vase
Create a light and transparent collar-base for the large composite flower to nestle into.
This design can easily scale up or down by using larger or smaller pieces of wood to create a larger wall panel or make a few of these panels to stack as tiles to create a more...
Glue Popsicle sticks to create a double layered, upright armature
Glue twig snippets to closely follow the shape of a glass vase
This is a great way to use all those bits of twigs and sticks in your design room to make a floral armature
Favourite Flowers
Phalaenopsis, Moth orchid
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