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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Snow Glitters and Mossy Glimmers

10 January 2024
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10 weeks.

10 weeks to Spring.

Only 10 more weeks for all those after-the-Festive-glitters-are-packed-away-just-as-the-Spring-glimmers-starts-to-appear designs that I love so much.

10 weeks of designing with all things filled with creative promise.

10 weeks of noticing the potential for all things to renew.

10 weeks of me happily being on snow watch…

oh yes, flower buddies. This design marks the start of the…

“oh wait I can still add a few sprinkles of snow to my designs” countdown.

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Tutorials

10 January 2024

Mossy “Moss” Pebble… in the snow

Hollow out a faux moss pebble to add... a pebble of moss covered in snowflakes.

13 April 2012

Drying Mushrooms for Floral Art

I use edible mushrooms in my designs. To preserve them I press a tiny stake into the base and let them air-dry.

4 January 2011

Drinking straw "test tubes"

When you need to keep a tiny stem hydrated this is just what you need.

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.

7 February 2012

Moss Heart

Biodegradable copper mesh makes the perfect shape to fill with moss to grow tiny stem plants

31 August 2016

Everlasting succulent and moss display

Glue snippets of moss and succulents to rocks as a long lasting table-scape display

20 November 2012

Green Trick Floral Wings

Glue gypsophila sticks, green trick carnations, Star of Bethlehem, passion fruit tendrils, jasmine foliage and string of pearls succulents to create floral wings

29 July 2020

Foxtail in a bud vase forest floor

Create a sturdy platform from bark to design an entire forest floor on a single foxtail fern frond

2 November 2016

Driftwood base for a floral foam pebble design

The flat surface of a piece of driftwood creates a base to design on

15 March 2017

Wedding welcome and direction sign

Hang a twig and wood mobile at your weeding as a direction board

19 August 2015

Bark pod for growing a Pearl Oyster mushroom mini farm

Glue bark to a Papier Maché and wire frame to create a pod shaped armature

6 January 2016

Moss Colombina inspired mask

Cover a mask shape with moss and succulents for a long wearing mask

6 March 2024

A secret and so pretty stay open support for a growing willow birdcage

Grow your own willow birdcage in a small pot to display Spring flowers in.

Related Designs

7 February 2012

Grow Love

Love grows!

11 May 2011

It's Tulip Time!

Tulips continue to grow once the stem is severed from the bulb. More often than not you can use this growth to create an ever changing design. But sometimes you want that tulip to stay in the position it is placed.

31 August 2016

Leftovers

Using bits and snippets to create an everlasting moss and succulent design

20 November 2012

there’s a feeling

Glue snippets of dried green stems and Green Trick Carnation to make tiny floral wings for Christmas

11 April 2011

Kitchen Garden

Kitchen Garden Design. South African Horticultural Society Show 2009

13 April 2012

Spring Has Sprung!

The sprouts are sprouting and the bees are being and the birds are birding. Tempting as it is new growth is hard to condition. Hard, but not impossible