My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

There once was a bat called Tequila, a Halloween story

30 October 2019
click to send Christine a smile
and more

That awkward moment

when you unpack

your decorations

and you realize

the bat

in last year’s

Halloween decorations…

might have been real

How did the bat get its name? Fun bat fact: Tequila is produced from the blue agave... and it's the lesser long-nosed bat that pollinates it's flowers.

Have a fun Halloween!

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Tutorials

30 October 2019

Bat Skeleton crafted from twigs

Eerie! Because you use what is there already in the twigs this skeleton looks rather... realistic!

30 October 2019

Levitating Halloween tree with roots

Cut a slit in the branches, at the root side to suspend it over the vases rather than in the vases.

28 March 2011

Spinning a Hot Glue Spider Web or silk for a Floral Cocoon

How to spin (and remove) hot glue spider web or floral cocoon

1 February 2012

Love Bug

Heart shaped rosery vine and pine love bug

29 September 2011

Twig and skeleton leaf Stick Insect

Made from dried cherry twigs and a skeleton leaf.

19 February 2013

Manipulating stems: Snapping at an angle, Bending, Spiraling, Curling and Straightening

Most stems, twigs and even sturdier branches can be bend into shapes. It takes practice and more than a bit of patience. The main idea is to slowly manipulate the branch without breaking it.

22 May 2012

Bite and snap a sturdy twig

Break the sturdy twig on the scribe line.

31 October 2017

Physalis Pod Stick-man

Glue twigs into a stick man for a Halloween design

6 November 2012

Stalk and Husk Scarecrow

Use husks or dried leaves to make a scarecrow or doll

28 October 2015

Besom Broom

The word ‘Besom’ derives from the old English ‘besma’ meaning ‘bundle of twigs’.

30 October 2024

Booo-tunias

A fun design trick for a Halloween display treat.

30 October 2024

Booo-tunias levitating in a scary twig armature

Craft a stable dried autumn armature to keep petunia stems suspended in water at the top of a container.

1 November 2023

Canary vine tangle in a double vase

Great craft for when you are tidying up the garden before the first frost but would still like to enjoy the vines for a bit longer.

1 November 2023

Bored looking Sisal ghost with dangling bell feet

Quick and so easy... I added the bells so that the ghost looks kinda bored now that Halloween is all over.

20 September 2023

Quick and Easy… Add just enough design to a tuft of bunny tail grass to hint at the autumn fun to come

Stand a tuft of bunny tail grass in a small amount of water to dry... and then add a little something that turns it into a little something more.

14 June 2023

Fold a crab from grass

A fun coastal touch for your design... a woven crab.

26 October 2022

The horror of flower dye and a spider that sits beside her

Weave a spider from lily grass... and reposition it every so often for a creative Halloween twist.

12 October 2022

Corn-o’leaf mummy-o'lantern

Wrap and tie a fishbowl vase with corn foliage to craft a lantern for autumn... almost... Halloween.

20 October 2021

Upright standing besom for the modern witch on the go

Craft a wire tripod to fit into the bristles of a handcrafted broom so that it can stand freely in your display.

28 October 2020

Vase topped with a Hollow Wreath for Halloween

Create a dimensional wreath by assembling wreath vine to hug around an oblong container.

28 October 2020

Arachnis Gerbera-petal-legicus

The easiest Gerbara disk floret spider... ever!

Related Designs

29 September 2011

Pick-Up Sticks

A twig and stick design with sweet dumpling pumpkins and rosary vine (Ceropegia woodii). I also made a cherry twig and skeleton leaf Stick Insect

31 October 2017

Mr Twig-or-cheat

An extra Almost-a-Design for Halloween this year

6 November 2012

Mr. Stalk, the Seriously Terrifying Scarecrow, on his Day Off

An easy going design of ripped grass and calla lilies. But look a bit closer. See if you can find Mr. Stalk relaxing somewhere between the blades of grass.