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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Toiling

22 April 2015
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"The professional dedicates himself to mastering technique not because he believes technique is a substitute for inspiration…

… but because he wants to be in possession of the full arsenal of skills when inspiration does come.

The professional is sly.

He knows...

that by toiling beside the front door of technique,

he leaves room

for genius

to enter by the back."

Quote by American author Steven Pressfield

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Tutorials

22 April 2015

Dowel ring flower holder for the most delicate of stems

The most delicate of stems often disappear in a design. this is an easy way to display really delicate flowering stems without overwhelming them

10 August 2011

Alliums "breath freshener"

Lessen the smell of Garlic and Onion related flowers

13 April 2012

Drying Mushrooms for Floral Art

I use edible mushrooms in my designs. To preserve them I press a tiny stake into the base and let them air-dry.

4 January 2011

Drinking straw "test tubes"

When you need to keep a tiny stem hydrated this is just what you need.

3 January 2011

Syringe with tube

Easy way to fill test tubes and easiest way to remove water from a vase

11 October 2023

Wood chip and sparkle mushroom cornucopia

A horn of plenty... seasonal sparkle.

3 May 2023

Standing flower stems upright In Perlite

I use perlite to root my cuttings... and to support flower stems in an upright position in designs without using floral foam.

10 November 2021

Two layer table top forest floor armature that Transition from Autumn to Christmas

Don’t you just hate short cuts?<br> ... because the longer your design elements will last the more effort it will take for you to make them look vibrant again.

29 July 2020

Foxtail in a bud vase forest floor

Create a sturdy platform from bark to design an entire forest floor on a single foxtail fern frond

10 October 2018

Single blade wrap armature

Fold a single blade of grass or slender leaf around a small container to stand your flower in position

28 March 2018

Stacked eggshell containers that won't topple over.

Balance a stack of eggshells with a magnet for a tiny Easter design

Related Designs

11 October 2023

Plenty Glow to Harvest

Glow and sparkle bark armature to celebrate the first signs of Autumn

3 May 2023

Spring Row

Viola and chives cleverly dancing upright in a row.

10 November 2021

… any day now

Using dried floral material is so trendy right now. But the longer lasting the design elements the more effort you have to put in to stop it from looking lifeless.