Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Toning down the summer up into the earliest autumn
- 25 September 2024
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And I do so

quietly…

because

(honestly!)

the world doesn’t

need

more noise
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Tutorials
A tiny adjustment in a stem wedged into a vase mechanic to give you even more control over the placement of design details.
Wedge snipped twigs into a glass vase to act as a support for your flowers
I love using bits of flowers to add interest and texture
Gently pull the petals ( Ray floret) from the seeded part of the sunflower
Placing gladiolus stems horizontally so that the stems... disappear.
Pick away the ray floret so that the disk floret of a sunflower can be used as a flat surface to display your design on.
Sharp thorns can be used to keep your floral details in place
Adding tension to a design with a grass frame and collar.
Carefully manipulate and bend green willow stems to place in water to sprout as an armature for tulips to mature and open
Create a support for your floral details by wedging the cut flower stem across the opening of the vase.
Bend pliable stems to kick against the side to anchor design details exactly in place in a small vase.
Craft an everything is still growing spring design to celebrate... what we love!
Making a truss out of sunflower stems for a free standing design
Stack green lily stems to create an upright mechanic to keep shorter stems in place.
Tie a bundle of lily grass in a bundle to offer support for your flowers.
Favourite Flowers
Sunflower
Granadilla, passionflower, passion vines
Related Designs
Craft a willow heart to display 12 red roses to celebrate Valentine's Day.
Use the heart of a sunflower as a platform to place your autumn floral details on.
Manipulate fresh willow stems to create a sprouting armature for long tulip stems
Oh my! Picked from my balcony garden... after I thought I completely missed it blooming.