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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

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Cinnamon bark base brown velvet wrist corsage
22 October 2025
Cinnamon bark base brown velvet wrist corsage

I am using my favourite wrist corsage base but updating it with delicious velvet and cinnamon bark. Perfect for autumn.
Hydrangea pomander with just a hint of pumpkin in its ribbon layered to hide a secret (refillable) water source
15 October 2025
Hydrangea pomander with just a hint of pumpkin in its ribbon layered to hide a secret (refillable) water source

A floral sphere, or kissing ball, a pomander is designed to be hung or carried as decorations for weddings and holidays... especially festive if you can skip the floral foam, right?
Curve a handful of grass to twist into place
8 October 2025
Curve a handful of grass to twist into place

Use two tiny budvases to display a few blades of grass for autumn.
Turning a pumpkin to hover for a sway in the lightest autumn breeze display
1 October 2025
Turning a pumpkin to hover for a sway in the lightest autumn breeze display

A pretty pumpkin deserves some fancy mechanics to create an impossibly ethereal display.
Weaving a fan
24 September 2025
Weaving a fan

It looks impressive... but... and don't tell anyone... this fan is rather easy to craft. It will just take a while to craft.
Weave a delicate horn of plenty that looks like it was foraged in an enchanted forest
17 September 2025
Weave a delicate horn of plenty that looks like it was foraged in an enchanted forest

Overgrown grassy cornucopia that looks like it is unraveling and entangling again.
A wreath bridge to hint at the transition between the wildness of late summer and the autumn haze to come
3 September 2025
A wreath bridge to hint at the transition between the wildness of late summer and the autumn haze to come

Arrange a selection of freshly cut cosmos flowers to hint at the autumn to come.
Late summer’s crispy twig curls as a mechanic and accessory
27 August 2025
Late summer’s crispy twig curls as a mechanic and accessory

Humble and even unwanted heat shriveled stems become precious design elements because they add a unique quality to your design.
Roll gladiolus leaves into tubes to craft a raft for a toad lily stem
20 August 2025
Roll gladiolus leaves into tubes to craft a raft for a toad lily stem

Pin leaf rolls with sharp thorns to craft a natural raft to display tiny stems of unusual flowers cut from your garden.
Canna seed “pumpkins" nestled on a bed of cafe au lait dahlias
13 August 2025
Canna seed “pumpkins" nestled on a bed of cafe au lait dahlias

Lovely canna seedpods that blush just slightly darker than the dusty pink in the dahlias... a perfect match!
A grand kale to spark that almost end of summer colour
6 August 2025
A grand kale to spark that almost end of summer colour

A slight tweak turn a ornamental kale into a ornamental mechanic.
Grass and orchid octopus for a beachy summer display
30 July 2025
Grass and orchid octopus for a beachy summer display

A spotted Phaleoctopi (not true) in a pebble beach design mechanic (absolutely true) summer display.