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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

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Oncidium orchid in a grass armature

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Yellow and blue contrast

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Yellow Oncidium orchid

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Orchid and grass vase

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inspired by “Golden Years” David Bowie

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Tutorials

Grass Bundle
20 May 2015 Grass Bundle

A grass bundle floral armature

Hairpin wire to balance a thin bundle of grass on a vase
20 May 2015 Hairpin wire to balance a thin bundle of grass on a vase

Create a support for a bundle of grass balanced on a narrow necked vase

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.

Stretching leaves and foliage into a ringlet curl
15 April 2015 Stretching leaves and foliage into a ringlet curl

Most leaves and foliage can be slightly manipulated to curve or curl.

Drinking straw "test tubes"
4 January 2011 Drinking straw "test tubes"

When you need to keep a tiny stem hydrated this is just what you need. If you can't find a suitable drinking straw... I also have an upgrade: tiny food grade pipe water tubes.

Favourite Flowers

Oncidium - Dancing lady
Oncidium

Dancing lady

Related Designs

Balancing Act
11 November 2015 Balancing Act

Bend dried fall leaves to balance on the edge of a glass container

Somewhere in the Middle
28 June 2017 Somewhere in the Middle

Skewer Dracaena leaves into a roll that supports a tiny water source for the Oncidium orchids