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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Yes… but what would she put in it?

22 April 2020
and more

Now I’ve been thinking…

You just know how fairies have these floral handbags...

but what I am puzzled about is

what are those essentials

must take along

carry always

stuff

… that a fairy would put in her handbag?

I know it’s not her keys.

(please say it’s not her keys!)

but, seriously, what would a fairy put in her fairy clutch bag then?

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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

22 April 2020

Weave a trendy oversized clutch purse with a hidden magnetic closure

A three in one Tutorial to show you how to weave a clutch purse, how to add a magnetic closure AND how to incorporate a ribbon into a weaved design.

8 June 2011

Foliage Weaving

For this tutorial I focus on a simple weave pattern that does not require you to soften or prepare the leaves to be more durable or flexible. This is the starting point in weaving techniques. You can build on this technique to make floral handbags, gift boxes, and baskets, sew it into a curve or wrap it around a vase or cover a test tube.

20 July 2016

Twisted Lily Grass sun hat

Twist and weave a sun hat from blades of lily grass

14 January 2015

Weaving Slippers from Foliage

Weave slip on shoes from palm leaves

13 March 2019

Interweave an enchanted gift basket

A bit of a planned-messy woven basket that is sturdy enough to carry small items.

1 February 2012

Weaving a diagonal green grass basket

Once you figure out how to do the corners weaving a diagonal shape is actually not that hard to do.

5 April 2017

Weaving a Pillbox hat from grass

Use the "over and under" weaving pattern to weave a round, upright hat with a flat top and no brim.

15 April 2015

Stretching leaves and foliage into a ringlet curl

Most leaves and foliage can be slightly manipulated to curve or curl.

1 October 2012

Weaving a ball shaped Dew-drop Catcher from grass

Weave a sphere from grass

7 December 2016

Flat wire and grass bridal basket

Wrap grass around a flat wire shape to create a delicate bridal basket design

20 December 2011

Weaving a gift box with a lid from palm leaves

A great all natural gift decorating alternative

30 August 2011

Removing Oasis Floral Adhesive glue spills

The finish of every design should be flawless. Make sure there are no bits of glue visible in your design by carefully removing all traces of spills.

17 June 2026

Create a woven base for a “prettiest flower of the moment” display

Invest a bit of effort into crafting a decorative grid so that you can simply drop in any special flowers you cut to refresh it.

17 September 2025

Weave a delicate horn of plenty that looks like it was foraged in an enchanted forest

Overgrown grassy cornucopia that looks like it is unraveling and entangling again.

12 March 2025

Clip a neat design strip right through 38.46 g (or a thousand!) sprouting wheatgrass for a ethereal Spring display

Mow a gap through growing wheatgrass to display Spring treasures.

1 May 2024

Gap basket weave for a Spring flower container

Fiasco inspired vase cover for a small Spring design

26 July 2023

A woven grass grid cage for flying Column and Augmented petal Phalaenopsis orchids

Pick away the petals from a few Phalaenopsis orchids to display in a summer grass tunnel design.

19 October 2022

A witch... or wizard... hat that you can shape any which way you like

Take your time to weave a pointy hat from what you find in nature.

10 March 2021

A tiny pebble to keep it all in place

Keep an orchid and a blade of grass on an upturned bowl... with the weight of a tiny pebble.

22 July 2020

Adding flowers to those pretty hand coiled flip flops I made for my book

Step up the flip-flop design by decorating it with some long lasting succulent flowers. It might look delicate... but these flowers are robust and long lasting.

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