Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Up to much?
- 24 July 2019
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Am I…
up to something?
Yes,
yes I
am
:o) look...
around…
see anything different?
... and also... this marks my 545th design that I am adding to this website! 545 designs in 441 weeks. Have a look at the brand new design counter
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Tutorials
A single stem of lilies turned into a celebration just by twirling a handful of lily grass around it.
It's sometimes difficult to place a tiny crystal or bead exactly where you want it.
Sometimes you want to keep flowers in tight bud for as long as possible to suit your design
How to keep Lilies in bud for longer. Removing the pollen. Stringing a Lily Garland.
Snip, roll and glue a few blades of grass to create a design feature
Craft a dried cane globe for the armature of the design and then add lily grass to dry in place.
Favourite Flowers
Lily
Related Designs
A creative way to keep foliage hydrated for a cool, water filled summer design.
Keeping this tulip upright requires less magic and more hot glue skills... but it looks magical never the less.
An all out effective way of keeping a flower stem in the exact spot you want it to be in a clear water vase design.
Autumn bud vase collar made from gladiolus foliage.
Creating a larger sustainable floral design by clustering the floral details into bunches.
… and why we call this the special craftsmanship edition
Bright and sunny cymbidium orchids and roses, lilies, lisianthus and pincushions
Weave a basket with dangling edges for a single orchid display
My article and grass wedding basket design.