Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Veiled Sunshine:50th Anniversary of the South African Orchid Society at the Cape Town Convention Centre.
- 11 April 2011
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Veiled Sunshine:50th Anniversary of the South African Orchid Society
I wove vine wreaths and stacked them from the smallest to the biggest to create a basket.
Inside the basket I arranged a pave of roses, pincushions, lisianthus and lilies
The stars of my design are the two large yellow orchid stems placed to flow around the design, one facing forward and one back. One stem is also over the Mikado reeds and one under.
Veiled Sunshine:50th Anniversary of the South African Orchid Society
I gently bend and wove reeds over the design to form a ball shape and create a veil.
These were the biggest, brightest orchids- just compare the size to that of the pincushions!
For more Cymbidium Orchid designs look at my Boat Orchid series
I loved weaving the wreaths so much that I couldn’t stop until I had loads- then I loved using them so much that I had to force myself to let them go. See my Last Vine Wreath post below
Publicity poster for the Cape Orchid Society's 50th anniversary show.
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Favourite Flowers
Protea (but each variety also has a common name)
Cymbidium, Boat Orchid
Lisianthus, Texan Poppy, Texas Bluebell, Tulip Gentian, Prairie Gentian
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Pincushion
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