My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

When the Super-duper is taking it Easy-peasy

28 February 2024
and more

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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Dew-Drop Crystals

I created the Tutorial for how I add these crystals to my floral designs 11 years ago! Since then I have tried, tested and searched for the perfect crystals that would go from studio‑table picture perfect to show‑day‑dependable and I always come back to these. They remain the absolute best. They’re inexpensive yet have a refined, high‑quality crystal brilliance; they don’t tarnish and their adhesive backing stays reliably tacky even after they were exposed to water.

Tutorials

28 February 2024

Tangle a Ceropegia Woodii bud vase nest topper

Hatching an Oncidium orchid from a succulent vine nest... as one does in early Spring.

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.

31 July 2012

Cherry stem Masquerade Masque

Glue cherry stems to create a mask

9 March 2022

Lily grid for cradling the first spring sprigs in a small vase

Place a fully opened lily over the opening of your vase to help support more delicate stems

10 February 2021

Float a swirling vine nest in a small vase to help keep your flowers in place

Turn a flower vase into a bud vase by floating a smaller container inside the larger one.

3 February 2021

Weave a Ceropegia Woodii Vine grid to catch your flowers

Suspend flowers over a water filled container by weaving a natural grid.

13 January 2021

Tri-petal (with vines to fill in the gaps) lily flower wand

Pick away petals from a lily to create space for delicate vines to really shine.

6 January 2021

Rolled leaf shelter for a lean-in-closer tiny bud vase design

Create a tiny visual tunnel to focus attention.

6 March 2019

Snow puddle armature

Connect twigs with puddles of artificial snow to craft a winter armature for your flowers.

25 April 2018

Hanging Twig Line-Up

Craft a twig mobile for Spring

21 March 2018

Craft a Spring basket from a wreath

A wide gap nearly basket for nearly spring

17 January 2018

Creating contrasts in shallow containers with pebbles and water

Such a peaceful design with just enough float and "stay put" elements

16 August 2017

Criss-cross Monstera lace-up

Glue short sections of rosary vine into the natural gaps in the Monstera deliciosa leaf

18 September 2024

Controlled chaos straw and dried foliage armature

Craft a straw covered wire grid to slip over display containers for a foam free floral display that is light and airy... just like it grown in the field.

Related Designs

31 July 2012

Grown Glamour

Delicate cherry twig, rosary vine and oncidium orchid enchanted forest masquerade masque.

9 March 2022

…. Aaaaaand tick!

Ever wonder how I decide what I share with you? A fun design ticking all the boxes.

10 February 2021

My valenVine

An... everything is moving... design. The tulips are growing and the small vine filled vase is bopping around in the water. And if you lean them against each other just right it grows and bobs in place!