Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Plan Together
- 23 February 2022
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“I love
It
when
a plan
comes
together”
Quote by John Hannibal Smith (from The A-Team)
Ps: Do I have a fun flower plan that is coming together? Yes, yes I do. More details in March.
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Tutorials
Line a shallow container with fiber to create a mat for the flowers to hydrate and stand in the exact way you want to place them.
The fluffy stuffing found in pillows create beautiful, water repellent tree skirts.
Cotton balls can be unrolled and fluffed to create long garlands of "snow"
Bring in some warmth with a tulip design that still hints at winter
Frost a few twigs to craft a delicate armature for fragrant freesias
Craft a suspended armature to create a clear winter design.
Connect twigs with puddles of artificial snow to craft a winter armature for your flowers.
Capture Spring for just a little bit longer by sticking blossoms down, in place.
Perfect design for a warmer than usual winter design that hints at thawing.
Related Designs
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An "it's only 10 days to Spring" design to display some blossom buds.
A leaning twig armature with both the first signs of Spring and the last signs of winter.
It's Tulip Season! Perfect for that "it's still winter ... but is that something green I see...?" mood designs.
Manipulate fresh willow stems to create a sprouting armature for long tulip stems
Stand tulips upright in a shallow container with a suspended twig armature.
A delicate winter twig armature to show off the delicate beauty of these early spring coloured tulips.
Blossom petals drop so quickly! Here's a way to make them last just that little bit longer.
Place a small fishbowl vase at an angle to look like it is pouring out flowers and twigs.