My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Our finest gifts we bring,

20 December 2011
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Christmas Flower Trends 2011

A Contemporary twist on Traditional Christmas Style details

From Me

To You

And there we have it: Christmas 2011 is all wrapped up.

I am already scribbling and sketching out a few ideas for the exciting projects planned for the 2012 design schedule…

But first:

"Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night!"

So many of you wrote to me to ask what is in the box...

Its the 2011 Swarovski Snowflake Christmas Star!

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Tutorials

8 June 2011

Foliage Weaving

For this tutorial I focus on a simple weave pattern that does not require you to soften or prepare the leaves to be more durable or flexible. This is the starting point in weaving techniques. You can build on this technique to make floral handbags, gift boxes, and baskets, sew it into a curve or wrap it around a vase or cover a test tube.

1 February 2012

Weaving a diagonal green grass basket

Once you figure out how to do the corners weaving a diagonal shape is actually not that hard to do.

21 July 2011

Weaving a bird

I wove my bird from shaved wood but you can also use flax, coconut palm (more traditional) or paper or ribbon

20 December 2011

Weaving a gift box with a lid from palm leaves

A great all natural gift decorating alternative

18 December 2024

Birch bark ice skates on a glistening kalanchoe and cypress snow pond ice skating rink

A winter wonderland ice pond table top design... with sparkling bark ice skates

18 December 2024

Glistening kalanchoe and cypress snow pond ice skating rink

Fill an upturned container with a string of fairy lights to look like a glistening snow rink for ice skating.

1 May 2024

Gap basket weave for a Spring flower container

Fiasco inspired vase cover for a small Spring design

7 December 2022

A berry and kalanchoe sleigh… to carry your twig tree home, of course

A snowy Christmas scene crafted from a handful of twigs... and a few kalanchoe flowers.

7 December 2022

Fork In the Twig Tree

Minimal and so easy to do... craft an upside down twig tree.

16 December 2020

Weave a tiny gift box from grass

Talk about quick and easy! This takes almost no time... the hard part is to find something small enough to put inside... Chocolates... perhaps?

16 December 2020

Cardboard base for a roasting-by-an-open-fire fishbowl vase snow globe

… ideal for fresh floral displays because it has a hidden water source that can be refilled and the candle can be switched on and off without disturbing the design.

25 December 2019

Spin a tinsel and eucalyptus Christmas star gift basket

Spin and weave and curl and knot delicate strands throughout the gift box for a sustainable gift box that is as pretty as it is meaningful.

25 June 2019

Stacking grass covered pebbles

Pebbles are a great way to weigh down or keep your floral material in place. Here's a way to dress them up a bit

13 July 2016

Woven lily grass parachute armature

Weave a canopy or parachute shaped armature in a way that you can place the stems in two vases to keep it hydrated.

23 December 2015

Barely There Skeleton Leaf Gift Box

Skeleton leaves create a light and ethereal gift box

10 December 2011

Twist a twisting Wire Angel

Just a few twists are required to make this Wire Angel

Related Designs

18 December 2024

A Very Merry… All Elf gliding along pass all the way from Santa’s workshop!

Bark ice skates on a snow covered pond... perfect for capturing Christmas memories!

1 May 2024

Favourite Take-Away

Basket weave container for some Spring floral treasures.

7 December 2022

Making spirits bright

A twig sleigh... to collect your twig Christmas tree, of course!

16 December 2020

Have yourself a Merry Cellulose Fibre Christmas: Snow Globe

...ok not really that fancy- it’s paper pulp. Cardboard boxes, really. In the spirit of 2020- I am inspired by the endless stream of cardboard boxes being delivered. This week it's a snow globe platform that is quick to make and hold a hidden water source and an easy to get to the on off switch battery candle button.