Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Two Are
- 14 February 2018
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Happy Valentine’s Day!
Two are better than one,
because
they have a good return for their labour:
If either of them falls down,
one
can help the other up.
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
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Tutorials
A wire in the hollow cavity inside a shoot of equisetum makes it easy to manipulate into a heart
Butterfly hair clips are the perfect little claws to help you hold tiny items in place while you wait for glue to dry
Equisetum is hollow and jointed resembling miniature bamboo but it can be shaped into spirals by wiring the shoots
Craft a wreath with a hollow cavity inside to use as an armature for your flowers
Carefully glue a twig armature to display the mini-miniature Darling orchids
Bend wires and fill in the gabs with Stillingia twigs to make a delicate heart armature
Biodegradable copper mesh makes the perfect shape to fill with moss to grow tiny stem plants
The BoutStix Floral Magnets “stick” is the backbone of the design, strengthening the narrow heart shape and adding support and balance.
The finish of every design should be flawless. Make sure there are no bits of glue visible in your design by carefully removing all traces of spills.
Related Designs
Craft a willow heart to display 12 red roses to celebrate Valentine's Day.
Loop a grass veil over a lily stem to create a minimalist summer design.
Fold open a lily bud to conceal a clever little BoutStix floral magnet for an unusual corsage.
While waiting for the blossoms to open... why not weave in a touch of Valentine's Day love?
An... everything is moving... design. The tulips are growing and the small vine filled vase is bopping around in the water. And if you lean them against each other just right it...
A blossom frame to display the prettiest anthurium of the whole bunch!
A delicate... but robust armature framing a heart space.
Three Lilies plaited to create a sensational, singular flower "growing" out of a Equisetum dome filled with Rainbow Oasis pebbles.
This is a detailed look at my second Floral Fable demonstration design
Gypsophilla design with Celtic love knots featured in the DIY Wedding Magazine
Romantic rose centerpiece with just a bit of an edge featured in the DIY Wedding Magazine
A fragile looking heart made from twigs that can hold a lot of orchids
Retail florists and wholesalers are already designing, ordering and preparing their product range for Valentine's Day. This is my article that I wrote for the December 2012...
The elongated heart shape Echeveria waist corsage is meant to be worn low around the hip as a trailing ribbon clasp.
