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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Personal Preference

5 December 2018
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This is the third of my 4 demonstration designs I did for my book launch at the Capilano Flower Arranging Club. To read and see more pictures of the demonstration: The effortless floral craftsman, a floral crafter's guide to crafting with nature Book Launch Demonstration

I prefer more naturally crafted designs…

... using nature as an inspiration.

With that being said: my best known design tutorial? Using Bubble-wrap to make flowers float! A few years ago I wanted to create a design for just after Christmas. Something minimal. I called the design Going Cold Twinkle Turkey ... and it just took off! It is probably the furthest away from "natural" you can imagine.

But it does appeal to my love for minimal designs.

I like each flower to shine in it's own right...

... rather than collected to create a massive display.

That's my personal...

... preference

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Tutorials

5 December 2018

Long Lichen branches to dress up a curvy vase

Secure two lichen covered branched to rest around the neck of a curvy vase.

3 January 2012

Bubble raft to float flowers

Flowers naturally float in water. They just don’t always naturally float on water. For that they sometimes need a bit of help.

13 April 2012

Drying Mushrooms for Floral Art

I use edible mushrooms in my designs. To preserve them I press a tiny stake into the base and let them air-dry.

4 January 2011

Drinking straw "test tubes"

When you need to keep a tiny stem hydrated this is just what you need.

3 January 2011

Syringe with tube

Easy way to fill test tubes and easiest way to remove water from a vase

20 December 2017

Secret Battery holder

Sometimes the best way to hide something in your design is right in the open

24 July 2012

Stacked Twig Roundabout

This is a great way to use all those bits of twigs and sticks in your design room to make a floral armature

29 June 2016

Reed Cradle Armature

Glue reeds on a wire frame to create a dimensional armature to suspend orchids in

22 May 2012

Bite and snap a sturdy twig

Break the sturdy twig on the scribe line.

4 May 2016

Loosened Wreath Armature

Snip a dried twig wreath to undo the spirals to hang around a glass container

22 May 2024

A design solution for showcasing the tiniest flowers... in a big way

Floating the tiniest Bits of Floral Treasures from your cut flower garden

7 July 2021

Floral Raft in a Bottle

Float flowers in a bottle by giving each flower their own little bubble wrap raft-skirt.

20 May 2020

A floral float… that floats

If you know my work you have probably seen me do this: I float flowers using a tiny bubble wrap skirt... this time I am floating an entire design on it's own bubble wrap raft.