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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Designs

Flower Girl’s Butterfly Net and Ring Bearer Bug Box
5 June 2012
Flower Girl’s Butterfly Net and Ring Bearer Bug Box

Two fairy tale design details that will capture the imagination of even the youngest members of your wedding party. A tiny bug box to carry your rings in for the ring bearer and a small butterfly net filled with confetti petals for a small flower girl to scatter down the aisle. This DIY projects were fashioned for the DIY Weddings Magazine
The Beauty in the Sleeping Woods
30 May 2012
The Beauty in the Sleeping Woods

As a floral artist I am inspired by the endurance of nature and my work is still re-creating the Sleeping Beauty Castle of my imagination.
Lean
22 May 2012
Lean

Place short twigs, leaning to one side to create a flower frog
On the first warm day in May
16 May 2012
On the first warm day in May

A ripped flax, Ranunculus and Mikado Reed drop shaped nest
Skipping stone
8 May 2012
Skipping stone

Weave a grass pebble for the orchid to nestle in.
Center the more adventurous design ideas on your centerpieces
1 May 2012
Center the more adventurous design ideas on your centerpieces

Designing adventurous Contemporary Floral centerpieces Article in the Canadian Florist Magazine.
Words Matter.
24 April 2012
Words Matter.

Braiding and plaiting and knotting hair is a huge trend in hairdressing at the moment. Intricate little plaits are draped over long flowing hair to add complexity and quirk. It’s a lovely design trend to add to floral art.
In a nutshell
19 April 2012
In a nutshell

Sunday April 22 is Earth day and a tiny floral fridge magnet is a wonderful reminder of just how beautiful our planet is.
Spring Has Sprung!
13 April 2012
Spring Has Sprung!

The sprouts are sprouting and the bees are being and the birds are birding. Tempting as it is new growth is hard to condition. Hard, but not impossible
Spring Clean
7 April 2012
Spring Clean

A clean Easter design. The tiny blossoms are Kalanchoe 'Calandiva Pink'. Tucked low in the paper eggs are a few Cymbidium orchids and the twigs are contorted hazel. The feathers are made from Kyogi or shaved wood.
Designing Body Blooms
3 April 2012
Designing Body Blooms

Designing Contemporary Floral Accessories and Body Flowers Article in the Canadian Florist Magazine
A Floral Fable: Floriograpy Design
29 March 2012
A Floral Fable: Floriograpy Design

This is the fourth and last design I did for my Floral Fable demonstration.