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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

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Snap (don’t break) then support the snap with a snap (squeezed open) to craft a straight grass shimmer line
10 June 2026
Snap (don’t break) then support the snap with a snap (squeezed open) to craft a straight grass shimmer line

Turn your dragon into a floral design mechanic by gently squeezing the sides of the floret, to open the hinged, lip-like petals and pinch the grass before releasing it to snap shut again.
Puzzle out a pollinator beacon for a clear and bright summer display
3 June 2026
Puzzle out a pollinator beacon for a clear and bright summer display

Create a middle layer of twigs for a stacked display.
Bundled together to create a naturalistic looseness that appears to be light as air
27 May 2026
Bundled together to create a naturalistic looseness that appears to be light as air

Level up your budvase designs by adding something that makes the onlooker lean in closer to try to figure out you exactly you did this.
Craft your own Quaking Feeler bug from Quaking grass
20 May 2026
Craft your own Quaking Feeler bug from Quaking grass

This Sprekelia formosissima (flowering for the first time this year in my balcony garden!) needs no adornment to make it shine. But a few tiny admirers is fun to add.
Curve a leaf shelter to slowly reveal your flowers
13 May 2026
Curve a leaf shelter to slowly reveal your flowers

Just like tiny hummingbirds and insect seek shelter from the heat your creative spark also enjoys a bit of a shelter to rest when things get a bit much.
Save a snipped grass bundle to tie into a flower frog
6 May 2026
Save a snipped grass bundle to tie into a flower frog

Grass bundles are creative and unique sustainable floral arranging solutions that are also quick to do
Knot so that your tiny stems don’t roll and your flowers float just so
29 April 2026
Knot so that your tiny stems don’t roll and your flowers float just so

Even tiny stems need a bit of support and floating flowers a bit of direction to get them... just... so
Roll a leaf blade shade shelter for a crystal puddle… frog
22 April 2026
Roll a leaf blade shade shelter for a crystal puddle… frog

Create a delicate but glamorous shelter Spring design to show off delicate shade loving flowers.
Hop over, skip one and a long jump to the other side twig suspension (with a craftsmanship magic trick in between, of course)
15 April 2026
Hop over, skip one and a long jump to the other side twig suspension (with a craftsmanship magic trick in between, of course)

Use a few spongy stems and a bougainvillea branch with sharp thorns to create an impossibly delicate Spring display that is minimal and luxurious.
Cupped Calla lily foliage sprouting seed pod shelter
8 April 2026
Cupped Calla lily foliage sprouting seed pod shelter

Curve calla lily inside a fishbowl vase to create a minimal foliage pod to display the most delicate flowers.
Spiral ripple grass armature that can balance chocolate Easter Eggs
1 April 2026
Spiral ripple grass armature that can balance chocolate Easter Eggs

Craft perfect little circles from grass to create a ripple armature for an Easter egg display.
Sparkle web for a wreath display
25 March 2026
Sparkle web for a wreath display

Weave fishing line over a wreath to create a sparkling grid to stick dew drop crystals to.