Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Well, well, well, if it isn’t the design solution I have been procrasti-crafting on
- 15 May 2024
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You are just over there learning
and trying
some creative stuff
for no reason
other than you were kinda curious…
And now you need to do that exact same stuff to get your work done.
Strange how that always happens, right?
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Tutorials
Threaded Heuchera (Coral Bells) rosette with curved stems to kick against the sides of your container to keep it suspended above water.
It's sometimes difficult to place a tiny crystal or bead exactly where you want it.
Great way to use all the autumn leaves you collect on walks during the season. Slowly build up the leaf rosette and let the leaves dry before adding a few more.
Fold and peg banana leaves into pockets so that they float freely on water. This is inspired by a traditional banana leaf craft used to cook rice in.
This looks spectacular but it is the easiest composite flower to make
Create a little grid that fits the stems exactly to position them above and below water in a large container.
Curl and pin a few leaves into a tube to create an armature for those "left over" freesiabuds.
Quick and easy design... perfect for something tiny to celebrate spring.... everywhere!
Plant material float about in water. To keep it in place it is best to wedge it slightly to touch the sides of the container.
Take all the usual ingredients for a budvase design- a flower, a leafy green something and roll it into something unusual to display.
Create a tiny visual tunnel to focus attention.
A zero waste and sustainable floral design solution to keep your flowers exactly where you want them without using floral foam.
Hide the water source in a rolled leaf
Release the soothing effect of the aroma and vapors from the Eucalyptus leaves my slightly crushing it while making roses
Long stemmed autumn leave tubes as a floral armature
Long, long, long lasting display that will even root in place with a few adjustments.
An armature to display a lovely surprise orchid that developed on the long spike just after the other flowers started to fade.
Related Designs
Create a little bit of space to keep a few thin stemmed floral treasures upright in your design
A dried flower and foliage... flower... disk to help me pretend it is autumn
I am a huge (HUGE!) fan of the original BoutStix magnets and I love the newest wrist corsage magnets as well. And not just for making corsages. I use them for everything. It is a...
Spiral cyclamen foliage around to create a composite flower to showcase the petal-like anthurium flowers.
A mindful summer craft using banana leaves to create a floating arrangement.
Using fresh twigs to bind a little twig platform to suspend the beautiful orchids from.
Easy support for a single flower... and knot a special secret admirer just to keep it company.
A tiny budvase design that rearranges basic ingredients, such as a single leaf and an orchid to create a new design concept.
An enclosed design that invites the onlooker to lean in closer to explore the pretty orchid.
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.
I would definitely describe my own personal style as minimalist classic... but with an edgy twist.
Skewer Dracaena leaves into a roll that supports a tiny water source for the Oncidium orchids
Sometimes you find such a beautiful plant that you just can't bring yourself to cut it. This design explores using the entire plant, pot and all, in a design
My Spring/Easter design and the introduction article about my floral journey written by the editor, Nina Tucknott in the latest issue of Flora Magazine.
This orchid developed at the very end of a long stem... right as the rest of the flowers started to die back so I made a special armature to display the cut stem.