Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Strangeness
- 17 August 2016
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"There is
no
exquisite beauty
without
some strangeness
in the proportion."
Ligeia (Bacon, Lord Verulam), by Edgar Allan Poe (published 1838)
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Tutorials
There are many ways to hang your air plants in a design. In this Tutorial I explore three
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...
I use two methods (or a combination of both) to attach a wreath to a door.
Small little twigs are glued to create a lace-like wreath
I wanted my willow armature to hint of a web-like dreamcatcher that grows in the wild rather than being a precise replica of the traditional craft technique. But I did weave it...
A perfect way to use a Lathyrus vine after all it flowered
Favourite Flowers
Air plants
Rosary vine, Chain of Hearts, Collar of hearts and String of hearts
Curly Willow, Chinese Willow, Tortured Willow, Globe Willow, Dragon's Claw, Hankow Willow
Related Designs
My article and willow birdcage design for wedding rings featured in DIY Weddings Magazine.
Have you heard? I have wonderful news this week. Oh! and I also have this pretty grapevine armature shaped like the petals of an open rose to show you. But... Have you heard...
A sustainable, absolutely no waste floral design using willow to suspend your flower head in your arrangement.
A perfectly imperfect wild willow wreath to display the first Autumn treasures of the year.
Connect small wreaths to create a pretty summer armature to arrange your flowers on.
Whipped up to be light in the Spring breeze wreath design.
Design Inspiration Video: Take a few twigs, snippets of air plants and succulents and combine both traditional wire and tape techniques with more contemporary methods to embed a...
Retail florists and wholesalers are already designing, ordering and preparing their product range for prom. This is my article that I wrote for the Prom Design Issue of Canadian...
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...
I needed the wreath to be as light as possible to make sure it would "dance in the rain" on the flexible metal stand.
Easter Basket used in the Durbanville Flower Club Easter Parade Demonstration
Bright and sunny cymbidium orchids and roses, lilies, lisianthus and pincushions
A floral design snapshot of what it looks like when walking down the streets of Vancouver this week.
Floral Craftsmanship Article in the Canadian Florist Magazine
The design drips down in three tiers each celebrating life, love and connection.
August is the month for retail florists and wholesalers to start designing, ordering and preparing their product range for the Christmas and Festive Season. This is my article...
An Autumn Equinox design that captures the moment before the spectacular colour burst of autumn floats around again
Weave a wreath to thread a dome for an Autumn leaf design
Retail florists and wholesalers are already designing, ordering and preparing their product range for prom. This is my article that I wrote for the Prom Design Issue of Canadian...
My article and lace fine wreath design featured in the Autumn issue of DIY Weddings Magazine
Take inspiration from a traditional Dream-catcher design to create a floral armature
