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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

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"On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me... two turtle doves"
12 April 2011
"On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me... two turtle doves"

Flax Christmas tree "cake" for the Floral Trends Design Group end of the year function.
Flower Festival: Methodist Church Hall, Durbanville, South Africa
11 April 2011
Flower Festival: Methodist Church Hall, Durbanville, South Africa

Six wall designs staged for the Durbanville Flower Club Flower Festival.
Veiled Sunshine:50th Anniversary of the South African Orchid Society at the Cape Town Convention Centre.
11 April 2011
Veiled Sunshine:50th Anniversary of the South African Orchid Society at the Cape Town Convention Centre.

Bright and sunny cymbidium orchids and roses, lilies, lisianthus and pincushions
Kitchen Garden
11 April 2011
Kitchen Garden

Kitchen Garden Design. South African Horticultural Society Show 2009
Glass
11 April 2011
Glass

A small pane of glass connects the top and the bottom of the design
Feeling Funky
10 April 2011
Feeling Funky

I wove vine wreaths to form a pyramid, one just slightly larger than the next. In the natural cavities between the wreaths I placed the roses and lisianthus in plastic covered Oasis
Simplicity
10 April 2011
Simplicity

Durbanville FlowerClub Arrangement: Chincherinchee on a wire spiral
Mud!!! Floral Art Demonstration at the Rondebosch Flower Club, Cape Town, South Africa
9 April 2011
Mud!!! Floral Art Demonstration at the Rondebosch Flower Club, Cape Town, South Africa

So much goes into one stage design that I thought it would be worthwhile to break up the design elements and explore each in more detail.
Vanilla
9 April 2011
Vanilla

Vanilla Design for the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa
Large Open Weave Twig Basket
8 April 2011
Large Open Weave Twig Basket

Easter Basket used in the Durbanville Flower Club Easter Parade Demonstration
Weaving with Flax
7 April 2011
Weaving with Flax

Here are a few more examples of woven flax. I also use Typha, palm, iris leaves, Kyogi paper, boat orchid leaves and aspidistra to weave with.
Butterfly Net
6 April 2011
Butterfly Net

Create a Butterfly Net to suit your design "personality"