Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
When the Super-duper is taking it Easy-peasy
- 28 February 2024
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When nature did the Making It Look Oh So Pretty for you all you need is to give it a teenie-weenie twirl,
a super-duper hook over
then razzle-dazzle that long bit to stand straight up from under there.
Secure the whole lot with a freaky-deaky slip through and tangle.
And before you even know it you’ve got an easy-peasy Oncidium… urhm… squeezy…
... Hurly-burly hint of a nest.
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Tutorials
Hatching an Oncidium orchid from a succulent vine nest... as one does in early Spring.
It's sometimes difficult to place a tiny crystal or bead exactly where you want it.
Place a fully opened lily over the opening of your vase to help support more delicate stems
Turn a flower vase into a bud vase by floating a smaller container inside the larger one.
Suspend flowers over a water filled container by weaving a natural grid.
Pick away petals from a lily to create space for delicate vines to really shine.
Create a tiny visual tunnel to focus attention.
Connect twigs with puddles of artificial snow to craft a winter armature for your flowers.
Such a peaceful design with just enough float and "stay put" elements
Glue short sections of rosary vine into the natural gaps in the Monstera deliciosa leaf
Favourite Flowers
Dancing lady
Rosary vine, Chain of Hearts, Collar of hearts and String of hearts
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Weave an all natural net to place over a vase to keep your flowers above water.
An enclosed design that invites the onlooker to lean in closer to explore the pretty orchid.
Just like the weather is only hinting at spring, so is this design only hinting at being a basket
Create a subtle contrast by floating or anchoring some of your design elements.
Criss-cross corset style connect the gaps in a Monstera deliciosa leaf