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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

When the Pretty much Pretty flows, it lingers in our hearts

Just… just below the surface

something Pretty much, Pretty is poised to unfurl…

It took a bit of time for us to reimagine

(as making pretty much, pretty things almost always do)

A new chapter beckons this Spring, flower buddies.

All new creative discoveries and new inspirational possibilities…

A whole new floral journey where our making art from nature is interwoven with our very own effortless style of Pretty much, Pretty... the kind that flows and lingers in the heart.

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Tutorials
A bark design surface that suspends the first Spring flowers to rest just below the surface.
19 February 2025
A bark design surface that suspends the first Spring flowers to rest just below the surface.

Glue two large bark chips to craft a large design platform to suspend the most delicate of floral details in a "I wish it was Spring already" arrangement.
Using a pin to place tiny dew drop crystals
8 July 2015
Using a pin to place tiny dew drop crystals

It's sometimes difficult to place a tiny crystal or bead exactly where you want it.
Everlasting succulent and moss display
31 August 2016
Everlasting succulent and moss display

Glue snippets of moss and succulents to rocks as a long lasting table-scape display
Moss Colombina inspired mask
6 January 2016
Moss Colombina inspired mask

Cover a mask shape with moss and succulents for a long wearing mask
Bark Veneer Cardboard Floral Cake
22 January 2013
Bark Veneer Cardboard Floral Cake

Glue a stack of cardboard circles to create a log-like floral cake
Potted bark pod for a flowering plant
11 January 2017
Potted bark pod for a flowering plant

Cover a Styrofoam shape with bark to create a bowl for a potted design
Bark pod for growing a Pearl Oyster mushroom mini farm
19 August 2015
Bark pod for growing a Pearl Oyster mushroom mini farm

Glue bark to a Papier Maché and wire frame to create a pod shaped armature
Bark Bowl
17 September 2014
Bark Bowl

Glue bark onto a bowl to create a dome shape
Stand bark on pointe to display the sweetest sweet peas
19 June 2024
Stand bark on pointe to display the sweetest sweet peas

Create a natural armature for a summer display
Wedding welcome and direction sign
15 March 2017
Wedding welcome and direction sign

Hang a twig and wood mobile at your weeding as a direction board
A birch bark spiral wrap to cradle floral details in a wine glass
17 January 2024
A birch bark spiral wrap to cradle floral details in a wine glass

Spiral birch bark strips into two mirror images to create a wintery wrap for a bud vase.
Wood chip and sparkle mushroom cornucopia
11 October 2023
Wood chip and sparkle mushroom cornucopia

A horn of plenty... seasonal sparkle.
Willow flower crown
7 September 2016
Willow flower crown

Loosely weave willow tips to create an ethereal crown
Twig mushroom
3 July 2012
Twig mushroom

Stack and wire a twig mushroom armature
Willow Parasol
16 March 2016
Willow Parasol

Weave willow stems into a decorative parasol
Mossy Twig handbag
6 January 2012
Mossy Twig handbag

Radiate short twigs in a circle to make a moss and twig handbag
Bark covered heart
10 July 2012
Bark covered heart

Cover cardboard with bark to create a heart shaped log
Adding snow to twigs
28 December 2016
Adding snow to twigs

Glue artificial snow to twigs
Related Designs
Once Upon A Time
13 January 2016
Once Upon A Time

Stack and glue a Grass Pyramid Armature
Spring Has Sprung!
13 April 2012
Spring Has Sprung!

The sprouts are sprouting and the bees are being and the birds are birding. Tempting as it is new growth is hard to condition. Hard, but not impossible
Leftovers
31 August 2016
Leftovers

Using bits and snippets to create an everlasting moss and succulent design
Hey there
6 January 2016
Hey there

Moss and succulents cover a mask shape to create a woodland inspired mask
As special as an almost never find
11 January 2017
As special as an almost never find

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
Growth Medium
19 August 2015
Growth Medium

Design a bark and moss pod for a mushroom mini farm
Still
17 September 2014
Still

My bark bowl design and tutorial featured in the Centrepiece Wedding Magazine
Vanilla
9 April 2011
Vanilla

Vanilla Design for the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa
A Gleaming Cotton Christmas
21 December 2016
A Gleaming Cotton Christmas

Glue bark to a wire frame to create a Christmas stocking armature
Do you know what the point is?
19 June 2024
Do you know what the point is?

A bark armature standing on pointe for some gorgeous blue King Tut sweet peas
Wedding Welcome
15 March 2017
Wedding Welcome

My article and wedding direction board design featured in DIY Weddings Magazine
Wave Wrap
17 January 2024
Wave Wrap

Roll birch bark into a double spiral to cradle some perfect flowers to admire all winter.
Plenty Glow to Harvest
11 October 2023
Plenty Glow to Harvest

Glow and sparkle bark armature to celebrate the first signs of Autumn
Take it for a Spin
6 April 2016
Take it for a Spin

Make a clear grid to suspend plant material on
You are all invited!
7 September 2016
You are all invited!

My article and Willow Crown design featured in DIY Weddings Magazine
Forest Filigree Christmas Wreath
7 December 2011
Forest Filigree Christmas Wreath

I wanted my Hazel twig wreath to look like forest filigree: mysteriously overgrown, tangled with age and dappled with moss and lichen. The wreath is also dressed with fresh and dried flower bud clusters and operculum of Eucalyptus.
Sparkler
12 July 2017
Sparkler

A radiating twig design
Twig-a-tude
3 July 2012
Twig-a-tude

Stack and wire twigs to create a twig mushroom with attitude for summer
Creative Expectations
16 March 2016
Creative Expectations

My article and a floral parasol design featured in DIY Weddings Magazine
Designing Your Way to Profits
5 January 2012
Designing Your Way to Profits

Floral Craftsmanship Article in the Canadian Florist Magazine
A quirky kind of Love
10 January 2013
A quirky kind of Love

Retail florists and wholesalers are already designing, ordering and preparing their product range for Valentine's Day. This is my article that I wrote for the December 2012 Valentine's Day Design Issue of Canadian Florist Magazine
You Wear It Well
20 September 2017
You Wear It Well

My article and body flowers design featured in DIY Weddings Magazine