Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Spoiler alert: It is one thousand… that’s how many!
- 12 March 2025
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You know how many grains of rice you can fit in the palm of your hand…? uh huh… that many!
As many pages as you can read if you speed read for 18 and a half hours… more or less… precisely!
… and exactly as many feathers as are in one large pillow or small cushion… (absolutely, someone counted)… that’s right!
The same as 888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8? Exactly!
As many licks as it would take (someone counted that as well) to get to the center of a lollipop… Yessireeee!
… and wheatgrass seeds? You will need about 38.46 grams, to get that many...
That’s how many Tutorials… as many that, assuming each Tutorial only takes you an hour to complete… it will take you 416.67 days to work your way through all the Tutorials here on the My Creative Workbook website. That’s how many Tutorials… you got it!
As of this week I have crafted One Thousand picture Tutorials for here on my website… that is how many!
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Tutorials
Mow a gap through growing wheatgrass to display Spring treasures.
Most leaves and foliage can be slightly manipulated to curve or curl.
It's sometimes difficult to place a tiny crystal or bead exactly where you want it.
Grow wheatgrass to create a Spring patch of green for your mini Easter egg hunt.
An open egg shaped wreath for Easter styling
Use the "over and under" weaving pattern to weave a round, upright hat with a flat top and no brim.
Zero waste, all natural Easter craft design.
A three in one Tutorial to show you how to weave a clutch purse, how to add a magnetic closure AND how to incorporate a ribbon into a weaved design.
A bit of a planned-messy woven basket that is sturdy enough to carry small items.
Give your woven grass a water source by designing the basket in a vase rather than placing the vase in a basket
Weave a small panel that fits snugly in a container for a minimal, foam free design that is quick to make but looks spectacular.
Keep all the fresh flower material hydrated in water by weaving the stems from one side of the vase to the other.
Suspend a flower for an unusual but minimalist design over a leaning container lid.
Create a foam free stacked design by slipping flowers between stacked bowls.
Weave a basket from lily grass and then cut and curl the edges
Wrap grass around a flat wire shape to create a delicate bridal basket design
Twist lily grass slightly to create a spiral for the orchids to nestle in
Easter basket filled with (almost... almost chocolate) anthuriums.
Related Designs
The first of my new monthly articles about growing the material you need to design with. This month we are taking stock of what we need... and growing wheatgrass.
Hide an egg inside a interwoven nest for a dainty Easter decoration design.
Some floral fashion inspiration: weave a pretty clutch purse
My article and grass wedding basket design.
A light and airy (no floral foam but still long lasting) floral design for those days that you are really, really looking for signs of Spring.
A creative way to keep foliage hydrated for a cool, water filled summer design.
Urgh… my glass cake stand broke leaving me with a still beautiful, but now mismatched and extremely inspirational lid...
Weave a basket with dangling edges for a single orchid display
