Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Stay Cool!
- 1 August 2018
- click to send Christine a smile
- and more
Have a cool bit of water.
Keep your feet in a puddle.
Stay out of the sun.
A bit of a breeze should perk your tendrils right up.
Wear your coolest summer leaves on the hottest days.
Make sure your petals are light.
Sign up for my weekly newsletter
Every week I add a new design with related tutorials. Be sure to subscribe to receive an email notification with design inspiration.
Tutorials
When in doubt, always give your armature three legs. Two legs are simply not enough and four legs will wobble if it is even slightly off balance.
Making a truss out of sunflower stems for a free standing design
The trick to any freestanding design is to get your first three stems standing stable and secure in the water. Once you have that you can build the design around it.
Cut a few willow twigs to split to create legs for the armature
Favourite Flowers
Sweet pea
Related Designs
An "it's only 10 days to Spring" design to display some blossom buds.
