Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
The tiniest drop
- 20 July 2022
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Ripples out,
ripples out,
ripples out,
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Ripples out.
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Tutorials
A radiating design that has the freedom of movement to add a bit of a cooling effect on the warmer days of summer.
Temporarily adhere a traditional Ikebana Kenzan or pincushion to a shallow container.
Most leaves and foliage can be slightly manipulated to curve or curl.
Build up a design in a shallow container by stacking it by threading the plant material into the teeth of a pin cushion in three levels.
The teeth of a Kenzan (or pin cushion) is rather sharp. Here is a pain free way of pushing down the plant material into the teeth to keep it securely in place.
Just look at that puddle! This design is all about the fresh eucalyptus... but in a cooling down for summer kind of way.
A cool and minimal floral design for summer.
Give your woven grass a water source by designing the basket in a vase rather than placing the vase in a basket
Keep flowers in place by placing a lemon on the narrow rim of the container.
Twist lily grass slightly to create a spiral for the orchids to nestle in
Hook the calla lilies over the edge of a vase to create a support for your taller floral details.
Favourite Flowers
Phalaenopsis, Moth orchid
Related Designs
A spring spiral design... with a hint of a root nest. Easy to do
I am launching something new this month. I am teaming up with Plant Something BC, our local government and the landscape and nursery societies here in British Columbia, Canada and...
A bit of a rethink as the season is getting ready to change. How can I give my design idea a fresh twist?
Take a handful of grass... but then add just enough design to make it interesting.
... a hint of a pumpkin late summer floral display to show off the elegant curve of a gladiolus flower stem.
Cut stems of Gladiolus to place in a radiating summer design.
Loop a grass veil over a lily stem to create a minimalist summer design.
Using a traditional Ikabana Kenzan to place flowers in a shallow container
A light and airy (no floral foam but still long lasting) floral design for those days that you are really, really looking for signs of Spring.
Weave a basket with dangling edges for a single orchid display
Hang the arum lilies from the edge of a container to support all the other floral details.
