My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Take a bough… it’s Christmas time!

With kind thoughts and all good wishes for a Merry Berry Kalanchoe Christmas

Take a bough it’s Christmas time flower arrangement by Christine de Beer

Follow me in Merry Berry and Kalanchoe measure

A cozy Christmas floral design using wool

Fa la la la la, la la la la, fa la la la la, la la la la

Holly and Kalanchoe snowflake table top design

While I tell of Yuletide floral treasure

Foam free floral design ideas that will look fresh for weeks

(Fa la la la la, la la la la)

Floral design ideas for Christmas that are less waste and last well

Fa la la la la, la la la la la la

Organic flower arranging tutorials for Christmas

Fa la la la la, fa la la… lahhhhhhhhhhhhh

Inspired by the lyrics of Deck The Halls. A song written by Thomas Oliphant

ps: a bough (as in Deck the halls with boughs of holly…) is a large branch, and whereas a branch can grow from the trunk or a bough or another branch… a bough only grows from the trunk.

Every week I add a new design with related tutorials. Be sure to subscribe to receive an email notification with design inspiration.

Tutorials

30 November 2022 The coziest Wool, Holly and Kalanchoe Table Top Candy Cane Snowflake

A fuzzy wool and twig snowflake that starts out as a handful of candy canes.

28 December 2016 Adding snow to twigs

Glue artificial snow to twigs

21 August 2012 Wool Wire

Create a rigid but fuzzy wool covered wire

14 December 2016 Bark and Cotton Candy Cane

Cover a cardboard shape in cotton and bark to create a floral armature

2 December 2015 Silver bell Christmas Greenery kissing ball

Use delicate sprigs of cypress or juniper, fir, pine, eucalyptus, ivy or a combination of them all to create a winter themed kissing bough

8 December 2021 Twig Christmas Star

Make your own twig Christmas stars- the easy way.

20 December 2017 Twinkle and Pine Christmas Star

Use a cardboard shape to craft a simple wire Christmas star

1 December 2021 Copper stars to hang as Design Accessories

Cut stars from a copper plate for a lovely turquoise patina Christmas decoration.

2 December 2020 Lost and found snow mittens

Artificial snow covered cardboard mittens to add to a winter themed design.

1 March 2011 Paper covered Wire

Cover the wire with the raffia

9 December 2015 Scalable twig and Phalaenopsis orchid winterscape panel

This design can easily scale up or down by using larger or smaller pieces of wood to create a larger wall panel or make a few of these panels to stack as tiles to create a more...

27 November 2012 Fluff cotton wool for snow

Cotton balls can be unrolled and fluffed to create long garlands of "snow"

25 December 2018 Twig Snowflake

Glue twigs into a snowflake twig armature for Christmas trimmings.

12 June 2012 Sticky Shooting Star

Glue gypsophila sticks, flowers and dandelion seeds into a star shape

6 March 2019 Snow puddle armature

Connect twigs with puddles of artificial snow to craft a winter armature for your flowers.

4 December 2019 Eucalyptus collar for a snow-covered Christmas candle

Not only will your home smell wonderful while crafting this design you will also have a ethereal and long lasting design to enjoy.

Favourite Flowers

Kalanchoe

Christmas Kalanchoe, Kalanchöe or Kalanchoë

Related Designs

7 December 2022 Making spirits bright

A twig sleigh... to collect your twig Christmas tree, of course!

21 December 2022 Let it

A happy December Solstice or the Winter Solstice lantern.

21 June 2023 Floral Hurricane

My Floral Hurricane design entry for the BC Floral Art Society mini show competition

22 November 2023 Gentle transition

There's no need to rush the seasons. Take it slow and enjoy the plant material that are still available even if you are excited about what is to come...

10 July 2024 Still wrapping my head around this one

Craft a haze of green around a log for a sweet pea swirl effect.

14 December 2016 A Candy(cane) Cotton Christmas

A floral cotton candy cane

27 December 2017 Can it be?

Craft a pine tube to display a soft and snow filled winter scene

2 December 2015 Stacking the odds in your favour

Cover a wire frame for a winter kissing bough.

8 December 2021 It’s the most… it’s the most... Jingle Patina Christmas of all!

This is the third of my Christmas 2021 series of designs. This year in the form of a mini workshop… my Christmas present to you. Craft the easiest copper bells to hang in a...

2 December 2020 Have yourself a Merry Cellulose Fibre Christmas: Lost and Found Snow Mittens

...ok not really that fancy- it’s made from paper pulp. A cardboard box snow mittens… really. In the spirit of 2020- I am inspired by the endless stream of cardboard boxes being...

29 December 2021 It’s the most… it’s the most... Toast-iest Patina Christmas of all!

This is the sixth of my Christmas 2021 series of designs. This year in the form of a mini workshop… my Christmas present to you. This week I will show you how to go overboard on...

20 December 2017 A Very Merry Christmas Star

A wire Christmas star with a secret plan to hide the twinkle

9 December 2015 On a Grand Scale

My article and a floral panel design featured in DIY Weddings Magazine

11 June 2012 Wish Upon a Dandelion Star

A sticky shooting star made with gypsophila stems and fluffy dandelion seeds

6 March 2019 It almost happened today!

Craft snow puddles to keep your flowers upright

4 December 2019 A Very Merry eucalyptus-collar-candle Christmas!

An easy and naturally fragrant winter white candle decoration to bring nature into your house this Christmas.

1 January 2020 How to freeze a wow moment

Create a long lasting winter inspired floral design that looks like it is frozen in time.

9 February 2022 Pouring

Place a small fishbowl vase at an angle to look like it is pouring out flowers and twigs.

30 December 2020 All is Calm, All is Bright

An easy to do ahead of time winter wonderland themed design for the calm days just after Christmas but before New Years Eve.