My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

The glories of Christmases long, long ago…

"… tales of the glories of Christmases long, long ago. It's the most wonderful time of the year. There be much mistletoe-ing and hearts will be glowing…"

Christmas Flower Trends 2012: A Contemporary Christmas inspired by Classic Christmas lyrics

Christmas Chandelier.

There'll be kindling for weaving

Tea-light chandelier.

candles for gleaming

Floral Christmas Chandelier

and crystals hung in the snow

Twisted hazel branches and willow stems, eucalyptus and Dendrobium orchids

There'll be light scattered stories

Pine garland.

And tales of the glories

Christmas crystal chandelier.

Of Christmases long, long ago

Floral Chandelier.

It's the most wonderful time of the year…

Title and words adapted from "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year", a popular Christmas song, composed in 1963 by Edward Pola and George Wyle

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

Tutorials

27 November 2012 Winter Woodland Chandelier

Wrap vines and twigs around a wire frame to create a decorative woodland chandelier

27 November 2012 Fluff cotton wool for snow

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

27 November 2012 Single strand pine needle chain-link garland

A glue-less all natural way to make a garland

Related Designs

2 December 2015 Stacking the odds in your favour

Cover a wire frame for a winter kissing bough.

14 June 2017 Things are looking up!

My article and Bamboo Lantern design featured in DIY Weddings Magazine

6 December 2017 While I sing of beauty's treasure

Glue the most delicate twig table top Christmas tree

12 December 2018 Availability of plant material shows in your design style

The last design I did for my book launch demonstration looking at aspects that influences my effortless style of designing... this week: often when we see a design element...

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...

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.

24 November 2021 It’s the most… it’s the most... Glowing-est Patina Christmas of all!

This is the first of my Christmas 2021 series of designs. This year in the form of a mini workshop… my Christmas present to you. We will explore how to patina Copper and use it to...

15 December 2021 It’s the most… it’s the most… wonderful Patina Copper Christmas Tree of all!

This is the fourth of my Christmas 2021 series of designs. This year in the form of a mini workshop… my Christmas present to you. Paint copper to add a beautiful patina to a...

3 January 2024 A Very Merry Gilded Paper Ornament and Yule Log Trendy Christmas/New Year’s Cheer

Paper snowflakes to display small snippets of Festive flowers on.