Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Pick Love
- 13 February 2019
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Happy Valentine's Day!
Always
and always
and always.
Every time.
Pick Love.
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Tutorials
Most stems, twigs and even sturdier branches can be bend into shapes. It takes practice and more than a bit of patience. The main idea is to slowly manipulate the branch without...
When you need to keep a tiny stem hydrated this is just what you need.
Butterfly hair clips are the perfect little claws to help you hold tiny items in place while you wait for glue to dry
Bend wires and fill in the gabs with Stillingia twigs to make a delicate heart armature
Carefully glue a twig armature to display the mini-miniature Darling orchids
A wire in the hollow cavity inside a shoot of equisetum makes it easy to manipulate into a heart
Biodegradable copper mesh makes the perfect shape to fill with moss to grow tiny stem plants
Wedge snipped twigs into a glass vase to act as a support for your flowers
Favourite Flowers
Rose
Curly Willow, Chinese Willow, Tortured Willow, Globe Willow, Dragon's Claw, Hankow Willow
Related Designs
While waiting for the blossoms to open... why not weave in a touch of Valentine's Day love?
Using summery floral details in a way that it gives you all the autumn feelings... when autumn details are not yet out.
A fragile looking heart made from twigs that can hold a lot of orchids
