Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Refresh-ing
- 17 July 2024
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… pour a whole lot of water
add a freshly picked peach orchid into a in a stack of firethorn twigs
then add a few twists of vine to taste
and a dash of sparkling dew drop crystals
… just to give it that refreshing
summer fizz.
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Tutorials
Sharp thorns can be used to keep your floral details in place
Wedge snipped twigs into a glass vase to act as a support for your flowers
Placing gladiolus stems horizontally so that the stems... disappear.
Carefully manipulate and bend green willow stems to place in water to sprout as an armature for tulips to mature and open
Glue glass chips into a half moon to help keep the floral details in place.
It's sometimes difficult to place a tiny crystal or bead exactly where you want it.
A no waste... but still decorative way to keep your flower in place and hydrated in the warm days of summer.
An armature to display a lovely surprise orchid that developed on the long spike just after the other flowers started to fade.
Adding design details to create tiny gaps for more design details.
Carefully break... but don't snap a reed to create a curved base for a fanned out grass armature.
Using the design elements as mechanics to secure the design elements.
Weave a small panel that fits snugly in a container for a minimal, foam free design that is quick to make but looks spectacular.
Tie a bundle of lily grass in a bundle to offer support for your flowers.
Cut the Phalaenopsis orchid with a bit of green stem attached. This will make them last longer.
Weave a canopy or parachute shaped armature in a way that you can place the stems in two vases to keep it hydrated.
Favourite Flowers
Phalaenopsis, Moth orchid
Related Designs
Using summery floral details in a way that it gives you all the autumn feelings... when autumn details are not yet out.
Growing a design... all new... and fresh and blooming well into New Year.
Manipulate fresh willow stems to create a sprouting armature for long tulip stems
This orchid developed at the very end of a long stem... right as the rest of the flowers started to die back so I made a special armature to display the cut stem.
Give a minimal design a few grass "whiskers" to feel that Spring breeze.
Position foliage to create a smaller, shallow pond for your floral details to shelter in.
All natural design using the design elements as mechanics.
Craft a willow heart to display 12 red roses to celebrate Valentine's Day.
I would definitely describe my own personal style as minimalist classic... but with an edgy twist.
