Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Protea Composite
- 5 January 2011
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This design was part of my 2010 Fusion Flowers Magazine Designer of the year competition portfolio
This is the kind of thing I used to do as a child. I would spend every possible moment in the garden playing with flowers. I loved weaving and creating a magical world.
Protea Composite flower with Palm Butterflies is a Bridal Orb Bouquet, to be carried in the hand like a ball.
To create this huge Protea I took apart nine Protea flower heads and glued the tepals and bracts back on to a polystyrene ball to create a large Protea composite flower that is similar in shape to an African clay vase used in wedding ceremonies.
As a romantic accent I made two palm leaf butterflies with Protea bract wings to cuddle on top of the flower.
Palm Butterfly on top of the design
To get an idea of the size- look carefully at the center where the Butterflies are: this is one full size Protea flower!
Protea Composite
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Tutorials
Weave grasshoppers or butterflies (or fireflies) from palm leaves
Peel away the tepals and bracts from a Protea flower hear to make a large composite flower orb
Favourite Flowers
Protea (but each variety also has a common name)
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