My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Words Matter.

24 April 2012
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Administrative Professionals' Day is on Wednesday 25 April, 2012.

Thankfulness owns all the best words:

There are thanks and gratitude and grateful,

appreciation, recognition and even credit, merit and praise.

It's acknowledgement when times are challenging. It encourages getting what’s difficult to done.

And a touch of thankfulness can paint even a demanding to-do list with enthusiasm.

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Tutorials

A plait, a braid or a French knot grass collar

A plait, a braid or a French knot grass collar

"Plaid" and "braid" are synonyms, and where you are from will most likely dictate whether you use plait (British) or braid (American or Celtic). Some people also refer to cornrows as braids or refer to pinned up plaits as braids. A French braid is a braiding technique.

A green plaited willow way-over for small flower details

A green plaited willow way-over for small flower details

Here it is: the first of my first autumn harvest of willow from my willow coppice I am growing in my balcony garden. It is working spectacularly well!

Over the edge flower, floral support

29 September 2021

Over the edge flower, floral support

Hook the calla lilies over the edge of a vase to create a support for your taller floral details.

Adding tendrils to an already fluffy papyrus puff ambel

Adding tendrils to an already fluffy papyrus puff ambel

There's no need for a quick and easy summer design to be boring... look closer!

Hula skirt for a glass vase

Hula skirt for a glass vase

Hawaiian Hula skirt for a Luau inspired flower arrangement.

Bundled Phormium with a secret water source

Bundled Phormium with a secret water source

Rip Phormium to create a freestanding bundle armature design.

Tape a grid around the edges of a container for a table top wreath

13 September 2017

Tape a grid around the edges of a container for a table top wreath

Suspend flowers with an almost invisible taped grid

Wrap lily grass around bits of vine

Wrap lily grass around bits of vine

Create visual interest by loosely wrapping lily grass around an armature

Lily grass spiral in a vase

Lily grass spiral in a vase

Twist lily grass slightly to create a spiral for the orchids to nestle in

Willow Spring

24 February 2016

Willow Spring

Set willow tips into a spiral to create a spring design

Prevent scratches, rust and water stains on display surfaces

Prevent scratches, rust and water stains on display surfaces

This is a great, non permanent way to protect surfaces from damage

Related Designs

Brewing some inspiration

Brewing some inspiration

Autumn harvest willow for a double the pretty plaited flower support

Creative Direction

29 September 2021

Creative Direction

Hang the arum lilies from the edge of a container to support all the other floral details.

Super Cute!

Super Cute!

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

But... what are you Like?

But... what are you Like?

A fun design... with a hula skirt (...for the cool summer breeze to arrange and rearrange)

A Bundle of Pretty

A Bundle of Pretty

A dried bundle of ripped flax hides a secret water source for the orchids

Around again

13 September 2017

Around again

Tape a grid at the edge of a container

Piece of the forest

Piece of the forest

Standing roses upright in a shallow container

Perfection

Perfection

Spiral grass to create a nest for the lady slipper orchids

Half the Fun

Half the Fun

Cut a cabbage to create a design platform

How to make an early Spring

24 February 2016

How to make an early Spring

Roll and set willow twigs into a spring

Favourite Flowers

Rosa

Rosa

My all in the same boat floral art arrangement with roses in an Agave sisalana (sisal) leaf.