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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Spoiler Alert: It’s You

Some people

Spoiler Alert It’s You floral arrangement by Christine de Beer.

just make

Pure white orchids in a floral design

the world

Pure white Phalaenopsis orchids in a Valentines day floral arrangement

a prettier

Craft a heart out of birch bark to nestle extraordinary pure white Phalaenopsis orchids in for Valentines day

place.

Birch bark heart for Valentines day

It’s You,

White Phalaenopsis orchids in a sustainable and zero waste Valentines day floral design

... you are one of those some people.

Have a Happy Valentine’s Day, flower buddies and thank you for working so hard to make the world a prettier place.

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Tutorials

14 February 2024 Craft a birch bark bud vase topper for a openhearted Valentine's display

Craft a keepsake heart on top of a vase to display special flowers.

19 February 2013 Manipulating stems: Snapping at an angle, Bending, Spiraling, Curling and Straightening

Most stems, twigs and even sturdier branches can be bend into shapes. It takes practice and more than a bit of patience. The main idea is to slowly manipulate the branch without...

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.

10 July 2012 Bark covered heart

Cover cardboard with bark to create a heart shaped log

10 February 2016 Free Standing Twig and Wire Heart Armature

Bend wires and fill in the gabs with Stillingia twigs to make a delicate heart armature

15 January 2014 Midolino heart armature standing on Hana-Kubari legs

Create a re-usable cane armature for a romantic pave design

21 January 2015 Braiding three Tulip stems

Plait Tulip stems

15 February 2023 Blossom Twig Heart Frame… with a twist in the middle

Curve and tie a blossoming twig into a heart... that can suspend a heavy flower head.

14 February 2018 Wire two Equisetum shoots into a heart

A wire in the hollow cavity inside a shoot of equisetum makes it easy to manipulate into a heart

10 September 2012 Braid a Celtic heart knot

Braid or knot a traditional Celtic heart with foliage

31 December 2014 Stacked Table-Top Twig Heart

Stack and glue moss covered twigs into a heart shape

8 February 2017 A Sprouting Spring Twig Heart

Carefully glue a twig armature to display the mini-miniature Darling orchids

1 February 2012 Love Bug

Heart shaped rosery vine and pine love bug

11 February 2015 Willow Heart Wand

Favourite Flowers

Phalaenopsis

Phalaenopsis, Moth orchid

Ceropegia woodii

Rosary vine, Chain of Hearts, Collar of hearts and String of hearts

Related Designs

10 February 2021 My valenVine

An... everything is moving... design. The tulips are growing and the small vine filled vase is bopping around in the water. And if you lean them against each other just right it...

10 January 2013 A quirky kind of Love

Retail florists and wholesalers are already designing, ordering and preparing their product range for Valentine's Day. This is my article that I wrote for the December 2012...

10 February 2016 Be My Twig-Heart

Glue an upright twig heart for a freestanding Valentine's display

15 January 2014 Love at second sight

This is my article that I wrote for the Valentine's Design Issue of Canadian Florist Magazine

21 January 2015 Tiptoe through the Tulips

Braid Tulip stems to set in water

15 February 2023 If you frame it that way…

A blossom frame to display the prettiest anthurium of the whole bunch!

14 February 2018 Two Are

Equisetum Valentine's hearts

12 February 2020 Parallel Hang Ups

While waiting for the blossoms to open... why not weave in a touch of Valentine's Day love?

31 December 2014 The sound of a kiss

Stack and glue twigs into a table top heart

8 February 2017 It could hold

A fragile looking heart made from twigs that can hold a lot of orchids

11 February 2015 Love Spell

Weave willow to create a heart shaped wand design