My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

So

So floral art design

I’m

Celastrus scandens berries

so glad

Autumn foliage

I live in a

Dried Bittersweet berries

world

Dried Bittersweet berries and fall leaves

where there are

Fall willow sphere

Octobers

Quote: Anne of Green Gables

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Tutorials

25 January 2012 Weaving Willow spheres

I build up the spheres by weaving willow wreaths and then use those to shape the ball

10 December 2014 Pine Bauble

Pine needles create tiny balls

1 November 2011 Weaving a twig wreath

For my design I wanted the wreath to look wind blown so I added a few loosely woven twigs into the weave. I also wanted to emphasize the autumn colours so I added a twirling...

Favourite Flowers

Salix matsudana "Tortuosa"

Curly Willow, Chinese Willow, Tortured Willow, Globe Willow, Dragon's Claw, Hankow Willow

Related Designs

2 December 2015 Stacking the odds in your favour

Cover a wire frame for a winter kissing bough.

25 January 2012 Three Drops of Floral Chocolate

The design drips down in three tiers each celebrating life, love and connection.

30 July 2014 See you around

Weave a few spheres to create a simple design

11 April 2011 Veiled Sunshine:50th Anniversary of the South African Orchid Society at the Cape Town Convention Centre.

Bright and sunny cymbidium orchids and roses, lilies, lisianthus and pincushions