My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Refresh-ing

… pour a whole lot of water

Refresh-ing floral design by Christine de Beer

add a freshly picked peach orchid into a in a stack of firethorn twigs

Moth orchid and clematis vine floral arrangement for summer

then add a few twists of vine to taste

Phalaenopsis orchid in a sustainable no waste foam free flower arrangement

and a dash of sparkling dew drop crystals

Spear or skewer mechanics for floral design

… just to give it that refreshing

Foam free floral arrangements that create no waste

summer fizz.

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

Tutorials

17 July 2024 Use Firethorn spears for a Vine and Orchid twist support

Sharp thorns can be used to keep your floral details in place

4 April 2018 Tap in a Twig Support

Wedge snipped twigs into a glass vase to act as a support for your flowers

9 August 2023 Tap in support for horizontal placement of your top heavy flowers

Placing gladiolus stems horizontally so that the stems... disappear.

28 January 2015 Well Rooted Sprouting Willow Weave

Weave a sprouting armature

27 January 2016 Sprouting willow armature

Carefully manipulate and bend green willow stems to place in water to sprout as an armature for tulips to mature and open

31 January 2024 Frosted Glass Chip Edge for a glass container

Glue glass chips into a half moon to help keep the floral details in place.

8 July 2015 Using a pin to place tiny dew drop crystals

It's sometimes difficult to place a tiny crystal or bead exactly where you want it.

23 August 2023 Basket weave bunny tail grid to catch your floral details

A no waste... but still decorative way to keep your flower in place and hydrated in the warm days of summer.

25 January 2023 Snowy Magnolia forest floor armature

An armature to display a lovely surprise orchid that developed on the long spike just after the other flowers started to fade.

6 April 2022 Create a design gap with two leaves to create shivering whiskers for your Spring design

Adding design details to create tiny gaps for more design details.

17 February 2021 Controlled breaking a thin reed to create a grass spiral armature

Carefully break... but don't snap a reed to create a curved base for a fanned out grass armature.

2 September 2020 Wrap a vine around a tiny vase to suspend it from a balanced twig

Using the design elements as mechanics to secure the design elements.

15 January 2020 Over and under weave floral panel armature for inside a vase

Weave a small panel that fits snugly in a container for a minimal, foam free design that is quick to make but looks spectacular.

4 July 2018 Bundle Support

Tie a bundle of lily grass in a bundle to offer support for your flowers.

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.

13 July 2016 Woven lily grass parachute armature

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

Phalaenopsis, Moth orchid

Related Designs

14 August 2024 everything in one

Connect a unit of leaves... and a pretty floppy stem with thorns.

25 September 2024 Toning down the summer up into the earliest autumn

Using summery floral details in a way that it gives you all the autumn feelings... when autumn details are not yet out.

4 April 2018 Grow on it

Wedge twigs into a vase to create a grid.

9 August 2023 Look at me… doing math!

Adding our own "bit" to our floral design work.

17 April 2013 Hide-and-go-peek

Create a soft light by making a leaf cocoon for a flameless candle

28 January 2015 In a State of Flow

weave some willow to use as an armature

27 January 2016 Well, I'll be

Manipulate fresh willow stems to create a sprouting armature for long tulip stems

31 January 2024 Surround and Sound

Half moon frosted glass chip edge for a winter themed design.

23 August 2023 Note to Self

An easy to weave natural grid for summer floral arrangements.

25 January 2023 Even More

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.

6 April 2022 Gaps between those in-between Spring days

Give a minimal design a few grass "whiskers" to feel that Spring breeze.

14 July 2021 Light as a Kite

Spike a wire frame into a disk floret for a light summer design.

2 June 2021 Like an open book

Position foliage to create a smaller, shallow pond for your floral details to shelter in.

17 February 2021 From here in out

An all natural, zero waste design using only plant material.

2 September 2020 Last full Moon of summer

All natural design using the design elements as mechanics.

15 January 2020 This way we connect

Weave a connected panel to frame a single orchid.

13 February 2019 Pick Love

Craft a willow heart to display 12 red roses to celebrate Valentine's Day.

3 July 2019 Taking a Breather

A relaxing summer design that spins gently in the wind

22 May 2019 Putting your own spin on it

I would definitely describe my own personal style as minimalist classic... but with an edgy twist.

4 July 2018 Wonder

Tie a bundle of grass to support your floral details

13 July 2016 Woven

Weave a canopy or parachute shaped armature for orchids to perch on