My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

To

"My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry:

to get my work done

and try to love somebody

and have the courage

to accept the love in return."

Quote by Maya Angelou 1928-2014

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Tutorials
Horizontal twig disk
11 June 2014
Horizontal twig disk

Wire a few twigs to create a disk armature
Placing orchids in test tubes
25 August 2011
Placing orchids in test tubes

Cut the Phalaenopsis orchid with a bit of green stem attached. This will make them last longer.
Bite and snap a sturdy twig
22 May 2012
Bite and snap a sturdy twig

Break the sturdy twig on the scribe line.
Hanging Twig Line-Up
25 April 2018
Hanging Twig Line-Up

Craft a twig mobile for Spring
Stack a Twig Enclosure
17 February 2016
Stack a Twig Enclosure

Loop and tie a few stacked twigs to create an enclosed floral armature
Related Designs
Get in line!
25 April 2018
Get in line!

Line up a few pussy willow twigs for a hanging armature
Step Along
15 February 2017
Step Along

Create twig steps to display the orchids
A Point of Support
30 March 2016
A Point of Support

My contemporary floral art design demonstrated at the Canada Blooms flower show in Toronto.
Where would you put it!?!
17 February 2016
Where would you put it!?!

Tie a twig armature enclosure for fresh flowers
On a Grand Scale
9 December 2015
On a Grand Scale

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

Phalaenopsis orchid detail from my Harnessing the Wind design
Ceropegia woodii
Ceropegia woodii

Pompon Chrysanthemum pom-poms and strands of Rosary vine for my floral lariat necklace in the Canadian Florist Magazine