My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Trained

2 July 2025
and more

Is there a better word for…?

… because I really feel there should be a word for…

the exact moment

when you

realize

your Passiflora plant

has been quietly training you

to really stretch out those creative tendrils, for years!

This week in our email I show you how I grow those tendrils (of the Passiflora plant… but also my creativity) to s-t-r-e-t-c-h. If you are not yet receiving your weekly inspiration email, the sign up is below this post.

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Tutorials

2 July 2025

Tap in a thorn support for a delicate flower stem and twirling tendrils

Peg a dainty flower stem into a water filled summer display to remove all visual clutter.

4 April 2018

Tap in a Twig Support

Wedge snipped twigs into a glass vase to act as a support for your flowers

23 June 2021

Submerged vine wreath armature to beat the summer heat

Water... lots of water- that is the answer to designing flower arrangements that survive the summer heat.

28 April 2021

A contained design for watching those pretty twigs get their leaves

Careful manipulation of twigs in a shallow container. With a special note on how to use new growth.

9 August 2023

Tap in support for horizontal placement of your top heavy flowers

Placing gladiolus stems horizontally so that the stems... disappear.

28 January 2015

Well Rooted Sprouting Willow Weave

Weave a sprouting armature

17 July 2024

Use Firethorn spears for a Vine and Orchid twist support

Sharp thorns can be used to keep your floral details in place

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.

22 February 2023

A knot and a lean and hand full of snippets in a bud vase

Using all parts of a small bunch of iris flowers to craft a unique display.

3 October 2023

Keep your fresh plant material hydrated... and your dried plant material from falling into the water with a dried vine armature

Use dried floral details to keep fresh floral details suspended in water and fresh floral details to keep dried floral details from falling into the water… easy!