Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
You Just Like You
- 24 April 2024
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“I’ve never
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entire life”
Quote by Fred Rogers, played by Tom Hanks in A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood
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Tutorials
A small bundle of Spring floral treasures framed with lush monstera foliage.
Most stems, twigs and even sturdier branches can be bend into shapes. It takes practice and more than a bit of patience. The main idea is to slowly manipulate the branch without...
It's sometimes difficult to place a tiny crystal or bead exactly where you want it.
Glue short sections of rosary vine into the natural gaps in the Monstera deliciosa leaf
Fold and glue a Monstera deliciosa (delicious monster) leaf
Curl and pin a few leaves into a tube to create an armature for those "left over" freesiabuds.
Add a leaf to a large-ish vase to create a small puddle of water for your short flower stem to rest in.
Prevent a leaf from ripping or bruising when positioning it in your design.
Adding design details to create tiny gaps for more design details.
Quick and easy design... perfect for something tiny to celebrate spring.... everywhere!
Create a shallow puddle in a larger container to keep your flowers in place.
Create a tiny visual tunnel to focus attention.
Stack snippets of grass on a wire frame to make a floating pyramid armature
Related Designs
Create a little bit of space to keep a few thin stemmed floral treasures upright in your design
A bark armature standing on pointe for some gorgeous blue King Tut sweet peas
Dutch floral designer Pim van den Akker, from Flower Factor invited me to participate in a FloraHolland initiative promoting the versatility of Freesias entitled ...
Freestyle Freesia design video for Flower Factor
... a something to look forward to design that makes you lean in closer to see what might still be.
Criss-cross corset style connect the gaps in a Monstera deliciosa leaf
Gently curve a shallow area with a leaf to showcase a gorgeous flower with a short stem in a water filled vase
A small design to display those last Spring snippets from your garden...
Give a minimal design a few grass "whiskers" to feel that Spring breeze.
Position foliage to create a smaller, shallow pond for your floral details to shelter in.
An enclosed design that invites the onlooker to lean in closer to explore the pretty orchid.
