Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Some Handmade Meaning
- 6 November 2024
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Slower design
to handmake meaning
back with those small details.
Thoughtful hand craftsmanship
A touch of something mindfully attached...
that is imperfectly…
perfect.
Adding soul, a sense of wonder…
And quality.
That is the message we send when we send that…
which is made with care.
Huge thank you to BoutStix™ for the cutest package of Wristix™ corsage magnets to try out. I am a huge (HUGE!) fan of the original magnets and I love the newest wrist corsage as well. And not just for making corsages. I use them for everything. It is a staple in my design bag and it is ideal for putting up Seasonal decorations. They open up so many creative design possibilities and now with the addition of a strap and Velcro…!
Here is another video where I demonstrated 21 ideas for how and where to attach contemporary corsages using Boutstix Floral Magnets to inspire you. You can read more about the corsage magnets (and order some for you to try) at Boutstix Floral Magnets
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Tutorials
Easy assemble… and disassemble design details using a Wristix™ corsage magnet from BoutStix™
Rolled leaves offer support for floral stems
I used to make baskets full of these when I was a little girl. We had a big Acasia thorn tree and I used to spear my “roses” onto the tree pretending I was the fairy responsible...
Great way to use all the autumn leaves you collect on walks during the season. Slowly build up the leaf rosette and let the leaves dry before adding a few more.
Threaded Heuchera (Coral Bells) rosette with curved stems to kick against the sides of your container to keep it suspended above water.
An armature to display a lovely surprise orchid that developed on the long spike just after the other flowers started to fade.
Wrap ivy leaves around a passionflower vine tendril to craft a flower
Long lasting berries, magnolia leaves and succulent (kalanchoe) flowers that can remain without any water or maintenance for... well... all the way to Christmas!
Just look at that puddle! This design is all about the fresh eucalyptus... but in a cooling down for summer kind of way.
Carefully stack dried physalis berry husks to craft a long lasting pumpkin that you can refresh with fresh flowers and vines.
This is a fast and easy way to hang test tubes in a design
Wrap a foliage circle to9 create a base for a magnetized corsage
Sometimes tiny accessories can be too light to neatly place in a design and needs a bit of weight to stabilize it.
I love these little Boutstix corsage magnets! They are strong enough to hold flowers neatly in place.
Cut the plastic, sand and wrap with ribbon
Related Designs
Spiral cyclamen foliage around to create a composite flower to showcase the petal-like anthurium flowers.
21 ideas for how and where to attach corsages using Floral Magnets. For more detailed instructions on how to make these corsages see my video: Crafting Corsages in 3 ways with...
Beautiful Bletilla striata (Chinese Ground Orchid) deserves it's own elaborate frilly skirt display.
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.
A dried flower and foliage... flower... disk to help me pretend it is autumn
A little bit of effort... that will last for weeks design to roll us in to the Festive Season.
A physalis husk pumpkin to celebrate the last bright rays of Autumn.
I would definitely describe my own personal style as minimalist classic... but with an edgy twist.
Use the same floral ingredients, willow twigs, Lichen, Spanish Moss, Kalanchoe and Gypsophila to make three distinctly different contemporary corsages
The favors at my Floral Fable design demonstration were BoutStix Floral Magnets
Up-cycle the inner plastic ring from a roll of floral tape to make a wrist corsage. This design was also featured in the Italian floral design magazine Blossom Zine