My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Pulling some Strings

Pulling some Strings Floral Art Design

"That

Cymbidium orchids on a willow blind

is

Cymbidium Orchids

what

Pussy willow and Boat orchid blind

I

Cymbidium orchids on a pussy willow blind

said."

said by Jiminy Cricket while trying to unlock the cage lock to Stromboli's cage so Pinocchio can get out, after hearing his own echo through the lock

Every week I add a new design with related tutorials. Be sure to subscribe to receive an email notification with design inspiration.

Tutorials

25 March 2015 Jiyek Braiding a Pussy Willow Twig Blind

A design inspired by traditional Jiyek braiding techniques

22 May 2012 Bite and snap a sturdy twig

Break the sturdy twig on the scribe line.

25 August 2011 Placing orchids in test tubes

Cut the Phalaenopsis orchid with a bit of green stem attached. This will make them last longer.

Favourite Flowers

Cymbidium

Cymbidium, Boat Orchid

Related Designs

9 December 2015 On a Grand Scale

My article and a floral panel design featured in DIY Weddings Magazine

14 September 2016 Hang on!

Macrame inspired handing seahorse vases

29 November 2017 Marcescent

Glue a delicate autumn room devider

25 April 2018 Get in line!

Line up a few pussy willow twigs for a hanging armature

19 February 2020 The Upside of being Inside

A creative design that has some height to it without blocking the view. This can easily be scaled up or down to match the environment you want to display it in.

29 April 2020 Seeing a Diamond in the Stuff

A fun design to create a spinning diamond frame using minimal plant material for maximum effect.

3 March 2021 Spring Tray-ning

A Spring basket design for catching falling blossom petals.