Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
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- 29 January 2020
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Oh yes, peek through the flowers and you’ll see it’s definitely still winter over here in Vancouver… but… well... soon.
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Tutorials
Give your woven grass a water source by designing the basket in a vase rather than placing the vase in a basket
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...
Most leaves and foliage can be slightly manipulated to curve or curl.
Artificial snow can be very "chemical" and flowers deteriorate quickly when exposed to it. It also dissolves in water. I use candle wax as "snow"
Once you figure out how to do the corners weaving a diagonal shape is actually not that hard to do.
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
My block design is shaped around a Styrofoam block. It is bulky but lightweight and a great way to reuse packaging.
Wrap grass around a flat wire shape to create a delicate bridal basket design
Favourite Flowers
Dutch Iris or widow iris are the best known varieties used as cut flowers
Related Designs
A closer look at my design at Canada Blooms and The Toronto Flower Show last week. The show was cancelled right after we staged the designs due to COVID-19 concerns.
Adding just a little something to a bud vase design to connect them... and make it special.
Weave a spherical support to place long stemmed flowers into a bud vase.
Oh my! Picked from my balcony garden... after I thought I completely missed it blooming.
A bottom to the top... top to the bottom support to help keep your summer flowers hydrated.
A glowing autumn display of vases to scatter around every here and there.
Weave a trap to keep your floral details suspended in a square container.
A design so fine you can easily miss it... if it were not for the interwoven pebbles catching your eye.
This week I am so excited to share my article and design that was published in the recent issue of the Floral Art Society of New Zealand's Academy Magazine for NZ qualified...
Weave a sphere from grass to catch a precious and exquisite and perfect glistening early autumn dew drop
