My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

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Phalaenopsis, lily grass and sweet pea flower arrangement

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Phalaenopsis, lily grass and sweet pea design

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Sweet pea vine flower arrangement

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Lily grass, Phalaenopsis and sweet pea vine design

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Lyrics of the song “I have a dream” by ABBA December 1979

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Tutorials

4 July 2018 Bundle Support

Tie a bundle of lily grass in a bundle to offer support for your flowers.

21 February 2018 Stem line-up

Line up stems to create a base for the heavy Hanging Heliconia stems

7 May 2014 Rethinking the traditional Komiwara technique

Komiwara is a classic and traditional Ikebana technique used in a Rikka design. Designers would usually bundle straw to keep the flowers in place.

22 May 2012 Spiral twig frog

Multiple tiny twigs create a flower frog to keep the delicate buds and leaves in the exact spot you want.

2 August 2017 Two vase, two level Phormium snippets

Design in two levels by using two vases, the smaller slipped into a bigger one.

10 August 2016 Bamboo frog for a shallow container design

Cut short bamboo lengths to keep your flower material upright in a shallow and narrow container

Favourite Flowers

Phalaenopsis

Phalaenopsis, Moth orchid

Related Designs

22 May 2019 Putting your own spin on it

I would definitely describe my own personal style as minimalist classic... but with an edgy twist.

15 January 2020 This way we connect

Weave a connected panel to frame a single orchid.

8 July 2020 Super Cute!

A simple placement of bud vases... with the tiniest of lemon coloured twist that makes them unusual.

17 February 2021 From here in out

An all natural, zero waste design using only plant material.

17 March 2021 A scoop of pretty

A tiny budvase design that rearranges basic ingredients, such as a single leaf and an orchid to create a new design concept.

6 April 2022 Gaps between those in-between Spring days

Give a minimal design a few grass "whiskers" to feel that Spring breeze.

26 April 2023 Oh So Me

Snip and grow willow to create a Spring new growth support for your tall flower stems.

13 September 2023 I am a fan!

Giving my book a super fan make-over.

5 June 2024 hang out with.. you know… floristically speaking

Making what makes your floral details unique the focal point of a design

17 July 2024 Refresh-ing

A tall vase for a short orchid stem summer design

25 September 2024 Toning down the summer up into the earliest autumn

Using summery floral details in a way that it gives you all the autumn feelings... when autumn details are not yet out.

21 February 2018 Impossible things

A cut stem flower frog for the heavy Hanging Heliconia flowers

7 May 2014 Serendipity

Be inspired by traditional Ikebana techniques

22 May 2012 Lean

Place short twigs, leaning to one side to create a flower frog

2 August 2017 Grace

Use snips and snippets and leftovers to create a design of it's own

10 August 2016 Saved up

Cut lengths of bamboo to place in a shallow container as a flower frog

27 April 2016 Sprout

A sneaky way to condition new growth to add into your Spring design

18 March 2015 Spring Dreaming

A bowl full of miniature Chrysanthemums