My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Designs

Magnetic Fields Forever
3 August 2011
Magnetic Fields Forever

The heart shape of my corsage is woven from shaved wood and then decorated with green strawberries. I used corsage magnets to place the corsage on the lapel of a jacket
Echeveria ring
26 July 2011
Echeveria ring

Succulents are really trendy right now. Not just as potted plants but also in designs. All the way from floral accessory to fashion accessory- right on trend!
Tradition and Technique, Technique and Tradition
21 July 2011
Tradition and Technique, Technique and Tradition

When you need inspiration for a design problem study a Traditional Craft- you will be amazed!
Blown Away
12 July 2011
Blown Away

Kyogi Paper and Phalaenopsis Orchids Blown Away in the wind
Iris Tuft Tassel
5 July 2011
Iris Tuft Tassel

Throughout their dangling history tiny to robust tassels were universally used as a finishing feature in fabric decoration and symbols of standing in religious order and nobility and military ranks.
WAFA 10th International Flower Show in Boston USA: This Glorious Earth
21 June 2011
WAFA 10th International Flower Show in Boston USA: This Glorious Earth

I wove my Zipper from just over 300 short, dried rose twigs with tiny thorns on them. The delicate "fabric" at the back of the design is woven rose bush roots. Aranthera and Aranda orchids in tiny test tubes covered with rose stem bark are placed in the Zipper design.
Floating Boat Orchid
7 June 2011
Floating Boat Orchid

The name Cymbidium or boat Orchid is derived from the Greek word Kumbos meaning "hole or cavity", referring to the hollowness in the base of the lip of the flowers.
Cymbidium Friendship Arrangement in a Papier Mache Container
2 June 2011
Cymbidium Friendship Arrangement in a Papier Mache Container

The Asian Cymbidium is considered a gift of respect and friendship. The florets are also considered symbols of "virtue" and "morality" in many other cultures.
Apples and Orchids
28 May 2011
Apples and Orchids

This is a wired bridal bouquet.
Boat Orchids
20 May 2011
Boat Orchids

These dramatic sprays of orchids have thick, waxy flowers with five pointed sepals and petals (of approximately the same dimension) on each bloom and will last 2-4 weeks as cut flowers and 2-3 months as flowering plants.
It's Tulip Time!
11 May 2011
It's Tulip Time!

Tulips continue to grow once the stem is severed from the bulb. More often than not you can use this growth to create an ever changing design. But sometimes you want that tulip to stay in the position it is placed.
Copper wire Spiral pot scrubber becomes a Tiara
29 April 2011
Copper wire Spiral pot scrubber becomes a Tiara

Design 3:Wedding Tiara. This is a real Cinderella design, one moment scrubbing pots and the next getting ready for the ball.