My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Their work well done

Their work well done floral art design

How silently they tumble down

Autumn leaves and arum lilies

And come to rest upon the ground

String fall leaves to hang down the design

To lay a carpet, rich and rare,

Stringing Arum lilies

Beneath the trees without a care,

Autumn leaf design

Content to sleep, their work well done,

Fall leaf design.

Colours gleaming in the sun.

Leaves, a poem by Elsie N. Brady

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

Tutorials

23 October 2013 Hanging leaves from a Hazel twig top bar

Create a free moving autumn leaf screen

14 January 2011 Ripping Flax

Flax can be ripped into fibres creating long and versatile strips

Favourite Flowers

Zantedeschia

Calla Lily, Arum Lily

Related Designs

23 March 2016 Celebrate!

A closer look at my design at the 20th anniversary of Canada Blooms and The Toronto Flower Show

18 May 2016 Because I think I am making Progress

Create a floral ceiling

6 July 2016 The oh no factor

My article and Floral Monogram Seating Plan designs featured in DIY Weddings Magazine

4 January 2017 New Year's Wreath

Decorate an artificial wreath with fresh flowers and frosted twigs

30 August 2017 If

Place a water tube at an angle in lumber so that the Zantedeschia float just above the base to show off the delicate grass snippets scattered up the stem

17 October 2018 But wait… there's more!

Tucked into the box with every advance copy of the book, the effortless floral craftsman is a packet of clips. This design and Tutorial is a bit of inspiration... what will you...

22 January 2020 Spacer

Armatures are great (budget friendly) spacers for creating large floral designs without using an enormous amount of your resources.

29 September 2021 Creative Direction

Hang the arum lilies from the edge of a container to support all the other floral details.

21 September 2022 Balanced Attitude

Getting the balance just so... so that you lean into the first sights of Autumn.

16 August 2023 Canned right after harvest

Pull tab support for "canned" Calla lilies and bunny-tail grass.