Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
What’s that word for it again?
- 15 January 2025
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Same as… chuffed… like reading something that eloquently describes what you were trying to say?
It’s a bit like overjoyed… like when you put your music on shuffle... and... your favourite song plays… twice?
you know… kinda chirpy… like cutting the first Helleborus flower with a fully formed seed pod ready that will keep in a vase?
… like gladsome when you have been hoping… and then that someone succeeds?
or is it more blissful like freshly washed sheets on the bed… blissful?
Or finally remembering who sings that song (or who is that actor…) jovial?
… how the new jam jar pops when you first open it… joyful?
With a bit of that feeling of writing on the first page of a new notebook… giddy?
What's that fancier word than… happy… for when we are new design day Wednesday…happy...?
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Tutorials
Winter treasures in a small vase for an uplifting fresh flower display.
Thread grass into flexi grass to create a spinner that gently turns in the wind.
Most leaves and foliage can be slightly manipulated to curve or curl.
It's sometimes difficult to place a tiny crystal or bead exactly where you want it.
Fanned out Tulips for a snowy winter display... that stays just so.
I wanted to make a thin and delicate fan with open spaced slats for weaving plant material through.
Tulips continue to grow as they open. This means you not only have to be mindful of their proportions as they are now... but also as they will be once open.
Dark and dramatic burgundy lilies are tucked in low to line a fan shaped basket that unravels into an unruly nest
A larger summer display in a Kenzan
Carefully bubble out a tied bunch of grass to make a cavity to display gorgeous flowers.
Stack snippets of grass on a wire frame to make a floating pyramid armature
Hide the prettiest of flowers in the entire bunch in plain sight by framing it with elegant grass.
Weave a small panel that fits snugly in a container for a minimal, foam free design that is quick to make but looks spectacular.
Carefully break... but don't snap a reed to create a curved base for a fanned out grass armature.
Favourite Flowers
Rosary vine, Chain of Hearts, Collar of hearts and String of hearts
Related Designs
This is a great "space-keeper" design. The tulip will continue to grow into the vase height as they open... but until then the grass platform part of the design diverts your...
Loosely weave grass to create a decorative grid keeping flowers in place over a square container.
Creating a larger sustainable floral design by clustering the floral details into bunches.
My article and stir stick fan design featured in the Spring issue of DIY Weddings Magazine
The fan is made from 18 coffee stir sticks and dressed with a veil of grass, fall leaves and Viburnum berries
A design so fine you can easily miss it... if it were not for the interwoven pebbles catching your eye.
After a long winter it is always fun to use the first spring bulb flowers!
A design that visually plays with good proportions to allow the sheltered flower to be the focal point.
