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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Stand Around

Stand Around Floral Art Design

To loaf

Autumn leaf swirl

and linger

Anthurium, willow and fall leaf design

to loiter

Single autumn anthurium design

to saunter

Fall leaves twirl

and slack

Shallow container design for autumn

to while away the Autumn hours

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Tutorials

Roll a folded leaf coil
22 October 2014 Roll a folded leaf coil

Fold and then stitch a long fall leaf garland to roll into a coil

Favourite Flowers

Anthurium - Anthurium, Tailflower, painters palette, Flamingo flower
Anthurium

Anthurium, Tailflower, painters palette, Flamingo flower

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What a find!
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Roll autumn leaves to create a frog to keep flowers upright

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Wind lily leaves to spiral around in a water filled container.

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An impossibly delicate looking way to securely keep flowers in place over a clear container.

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this NEEDS to be at the top of my (our?) to-do list
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Wave Wrap
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Roll birch bark into a double spiral to cradle some perfect flowers to admire all winter.

I'll Go First
21 February 2024 I'll Go First

My Spring/Easter design and the introduction article about my floral journey written by the editor, Nina Tucknott in the latest issue of Flora Magazine.