My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Designs

11 September 2013 Making it last

Split and spiral a few gladiolus flowers in a way that the stems remain intact, to spiral in a water filled filled vase for a long lasting composite flower

4 September 2013 Been there, Seen that

My article and woven heart basket design featured in the third anniversary issue of DIY Weddings Magazine

28 August 2013 Losing some of that Muchness

A barely there sisal Mad Hatter's floral hat

21 August 2013 Hold on to the knot

Bend and knot wire into a heart shaped armature

14 August 2013 Something Like This

Stack and glue a large twig rectangle to hang as room divider

7 August 2013 Over the Blue

Glue a twig rainbow to sit over a vase

31 July 2013 Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer

A tiny orchid stem ladder keeps the orchid suspended just above the water line

24 July 2013 Getting into the competitive spirit of things

Retail florists and wholesalers are already designing, ordering and preparing their product range for Christmas. This is my article that I wrote for the Christmas Design Issue of...

17 July 2013 Once, twice, thrice

Bend a few stir sticks to cover with wool to make a few floral bracelets

10 July 2013 Pink

Weave an invisible grid to float the plant material on

3 July 2013 Of trust… and belief… and stars…

Weave and wrap and twirl and knot a summer floral nest

26 June 2013 All it needed

Clean, simple and restrained elegance: a single jasmine stem in a wine glass. All it needed was just a few extra blades of grass to tie it all together. And wings, of course!