Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Spring Roll
- 26 March 2025
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… and so the sleepy Winter
rolls onward
lifting up like tumbling smoke
making way for a fresh fragrance of green accords-
newly unfurled green, dynamic green, dew drop scented green, uplifting green... an energetic kind of green.
With a one last great big stretch
…and a little yawn
… invigorating Spring aromas slowly wake
and all that creative sap once again starts to flow.
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Tutorials
This design is meant to be long lasting and ever changing... make now and enjoy all the way to Easter and beyond
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...
It's sometimes difficult to place a tiny crystal or bead exactly where you want it.
Carefully manipulate and bend green willow stems to place in water to sprout as an armature for tulips to mature and open
Late winter flowering irises in a wreath armature
Easy to weave design that can hold your prettiest autumn design treasures.
This design takes a few weeks to make... but lasts a few weeks longer growing and evolving all on its own.
A prepare ahead armature design that relies on the strength of a heart shape.
Grow your own willow birdcage in a small pot to display Spring flowers in.
An all natural flower frog that adds to the design feel.
Curve and tie a blossoming twig into a heart... that can suspend a heavy flower head.
Favourite Flowers
Phalaenopsis, Moth orchid
Curly Willow, Chinese Willow, Tortured Willow, Globe Willow, Dragon's Claw, Hankow Willow
Related Designs
The flowers will continue to open around the nest… and the eggs… well surely they will disappear and you will need to replace those before Easter.
Every designer knows how to stretch their supplies. We use and re-use our dried plant material until our fellow designers feel like hiding it from us. I formed such an...
My article and a floral parasol design featured in DIY Weddings Magazine
A visual breather from all the bright and festive designs to come when designing for Autumn.
Growing a design... all new... and fresh and blooming well into New Year.
A delicate... but robust armature framing a heart space.
Grow a willow birdcage... with a bit of a Spring flower support to get it started.
A blossom frame to display the prettiest anthurium of the whole bunch!
