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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Spring Row

3 May 2023
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Let’s take a moment to count some violas…

let's see… there’s (breath in 1…2…3…4)

Oooh and… (Hold your breath 5…6…7…8…)

And also… (Breathe out 9…10…11…12)

Almost there… (Hold before breathing in 12…13…and back to viola 1 and on to …2)

Continue on … if you need… Go again if you want.

But why not take a good long moment and count as many times as you like.

… there… have a fun and flower filled day, Flower Buddies

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Tutorials

3 May 2023

Standing flower stems upright In Perlite

I use perlite to root my cuttings... and to support flower stems in an upright position in designs without using floral foam.

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.

8 April 2015

Cane and Willow Nest Shaped Basket

Weave a nest for Easter eggs

29 March 2023

Grow a wheatgrass patch for an almost entirely edible Easter display

Grow wheatgrass to create a Spring patch of green for your mini Easter egg hunt.

22 April 2015

Dowel ring flower holder for the most delicate of stems

The most delicate of stems often disappear in a design. this is an easy way to display really delicate flowering stems without overwhelming them

11 May 2016

Twig snippet vase armature

Glue twig snippets to closely follow the shape of a glass vase

5 July 2017

Bits of snipped grass glued to create a net

Glue a fragile sheltering net to soften the look of a summer design

17 June 2020

Reusable Table Top Lei Armature

An easy to do, budget friendly, craft ahead- use many times floral armature.

31 August 2022

Suspended, suspended buds in a zig zag grass thread

Suspend flowers in tight bud to slip over a folded and threaded grass grid

10 May 2017

Skewered Eucalyptus leaf line-up armature

Thread leaves through wire

23 February 2022

Place delicate stems at an angle in a shallow fiber lined container

Line a shallow container with fiber to create a mat for the flowers to hydrate and stand in the exact way you want to place them.

2 February 2022

Connect bud vases with a fresh foliage open weave

Craft two woven panels to place front and back of a couple of bud vases to create a unit.

10 August 2016

Bamboo frog for a shallow container design

Cut short bamboo lengths to keep your flower material upright in a shallow and narrow container

7 May 2025

Baby’s Tears spill-over for a water-drop vase

Spend a bit of time styling the Pilea Glauca in your container... well worth it! It will root and you can simply replace the flowers (in their own secret water source) as needed.

12 July 2023

Frond Support for short stemmed flowers

Create an all natural fern grid to arrange your flowers for a summer display.

Related Designs

8 April 2015

Just think!

Weave a nest for chocolate Easter eggs

29 March 2023

To grow a patch of grass of our very own

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.