My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

You see... here is the Thing:

461 Designs and 617 Tutorials in 7.5 years!

That means:

I post a Design with its Tutorials to the My Creative Workbook website on a Wednesday morning….

… and I have done so every single Wednesday morning…

… not one week missed…

No excuses and no exceptions…

… for 7 years straight!

That is quite a Thing!

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Tutorials
Snippet grid
30 May 2018
Snippet grid

Glue grass stem snippets to create a natural grid over a shallow container
Knot a Cordyline Catcher
31 December 2012
Knot a Cordyline Catcher

Create a rigid grid to place over a glass vase to keep flower material in place
Contained rose twig stack
6 September 2017
Contained rose twig stack

Glue the twigs in a container to easily follow the round shape
Popsicle Stick Square Armature
8 June 2016
Popsicle Stick Square Armature

Glue Popsicle sticks to create a double layered, upright armature
Scalable twig and Phalaenopsis orchid winterscape panel
9 December 2015
Scalable twig and Phalaenopsis orchid winterscape panel

This design can easily scale up or down by using larger or smaller pieces of wood to create a larger wall panel or make a few of these panels to stack as tiles to create a more easily manageable composite
Weave green strips of willow bark into a nest
15 June 2016
Weave green strips of willow bark into a nest

Strip bark from willow to eave and set into a shape
Connect the dot grass Armature
3 February 2016
Connect the dot grass Armature

Connect the ends of grass snippets to create a spherical grass armature
Protect your “mercury” glass vases with a reusable lining when using wire as a mechanic
16 October 2024
Protect your “mercury” glass vases with a reusable lining when using wire as a mechanic

How to protect glass vases from scratching when using wire as a mechanic
Grass snippet globe with T-connections for a (shaded) second layer
27 April 2022
Grass snippet globe with T-connections for a (shaded) second layer

Craft two snippet half moons to connect... and... then add a second layer of grass snippets here and there to shade the flowers.
An eggshell stack and grass snippet arch with a hidden water source for a Spring or Easter design
27 March 2019
An eggshell stack and grass snippet arch with a hidden water source for a Spring or Easter design

An almost nest like design with a hidden water source.
Related Designs
A Pocket full of Starlight
31 December 2012
A Pocket full of Starlight

Knot a grid to place over a glass bubble vase to keep plant material in place
A Rock by any other Name...
25 February 2011
A Rock by any other Name...

It's not really what we call things that matter but what they are made of- in this design, it's made of all three types of Oasis and wool.
One of those difficult questions
6 September 2017
One of those difficult questions

Glue a bunch of twigs inside a container to create a round stack
When the wind whisper
8 June 2016
When the wind whisper

Glue a fantasy forest from Popsicle sticks, grape vine tendrils and willow tips
On a Grand Scale
9 December 2015
On a Grand Scale

My article and a floral panel design featured in DIY Weddings Magazine
One tug
15 June 2016
One tug

Weave willow bark strips into a nest and weave a bird from flax
Connect the dot
3 February 2016
Connect the dot

Connect snippets of grass to create a shelter for your flowers
And there you glow
16 October 2024
And there you glow

A glowing autumn display of vases to scatter around every here and there.
Shine Shade
27 April 2022
Shine Shade

Glue snippets of grass into a double layer sphere to create a sheltered floral globe.
Like trying to find a water tube in a eggshell stack
27 March 2019
Like trying to find a water tube in a eggshell stack

A fun Spring and Easter design with stacked eggshells.
Favourite Flowers
Gerbera
Gerbera

Floral art demonstration design with Gerbera and twigs.