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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Roll spiral blossoms

Physalis sepals are excellent for making spiral flowers because they dry so well.

Cut the tip and the rounded end that connects the fruit to the pod away to create a rough round shape. Cut a spiral shape. Curl the spiral.

You can also use rose petals

Or any leaf that will dry well. Just cut in a spiral.

And roll.

Rose leaf spiral blossom

You can, of course, also use paper to make a spiral blossom.

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Tutorials
Autumn leaf Roses
6 September 2011
Autumn leaf Roses

I used to make baskets full of these when I was a little girl. We had a big Acasia thorn tree and I used to spear my “roses” onto the tree pretending I was the fairy responsible for bringing blossoms.
Autumn leaf Composite Flower
6 September 2011
Autumn leaf Composite Flower

Glue a round Autumn leaf Composite Flower.
Spiral wire support pressed into a candle
15 December 2011
Spiral wire support pressed into a candle

The wire spirals are supported on wire sections pressed into the wax
Spiral twig frog
22 May 2012
Spiral twig frog

Multiple tiny twigs create a flower frog to keep the delicate buds and leaves in the exact spot you want.
Spiral Wire Cages
13 October 2011
Spiral Wire Cages

The cage spirals to form a basket that wrap around the plump ripe berries (or you can slip in a flower) to hang as connections between the twigs.
Three drop Lantern
28 September 2022
Three drop Lantern

Attach three Physalis pods to drop down in a long lasting Fall design.
Inside Pod Designing
3 October 2018
Inside Pod Designing

Snip open a Physalis pod to create a cavity for delicate floral details.
Balancing the curved stems of dried Autumn leaf tubes
11 November 2015
Balancing the curved stems of dried Autumn leaf tubes

Long stemmed autumn leave tubes as a floral armature
Skeleton Hydrangeas
26 August 2015
Skeleton Hydrangeas

Make skeleton petals from hydrangeas to create blossoms
Remove the berry from a Physalis pod without ripping the sepal
8 October 2011
Remove the berry from a Physalis pod without ripping the sepal

Cut the sepal from the fruit
Paper flowers
28 February 2011
Paper flowers

You can use any type of paper to make flowers. I use tissue paper, Crêpe paper, cardboard, newsprint and coffee filters (new and used) to make sweet peas, carnations, paper roses, blossoms, lilies, poppies and orchids.
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Inside my world
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Inside my world

Cut open a Chinese Lantern to show off that shiny berry inside.
But what’s inside?
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This week we are looking at the contents pages of my book... but more specifically at the sweet little pod design on the content page of my book.
Sprout
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A sneaky way to condition new growth to add into your Spring design
Thanksgiving Harvest
7 October 2011
Thanksgiving Harvest

Thanksgiving pumpkin with Chinese lanterns and spiral blossoms