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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Bleached Gypsophila

4 November 2015
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Let the Gypsophila dry naturally and place sprigs in a deep container

Pour bleach over the sprig

Soak the sprig for a few hours.

Slowly the green will start to yellow

It will take several hours...

After about 12 hours the Baby's breath will be a beautiful winter white.

Bleached Gypsophila ready to design with

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Tutorials

12 June 2012

Sticky Shooting Star

Glue gypsophila sticks, flowers and dandelion seeds into a star shape

3 June 2020

Craft a sturdy “that should be impossible” grid to support even heavier flowers

Using the same flower stems, only dry, to craft a grid for the same flowers stems, only fresh

26 October 2016

Folded Bleached Baby’s Breath Wreath Armature

Glued Baby's Breath Wreath, folded in half to create a moon shaped armature

25 November 2015

Winter White Gyp Wreath

A dried wreath in winter white

4 November 2015

Bleached Baby’s Breath Wreath

Glue a radiating wreath from bleached Gyp

Related Designs

11 June 2012

Wish Upon a Dandelion Star

A sticky shooting star made with gypsophila stems and fluffy dandelion seeds

18 December 2013

Jingle Belling

Glue a stacked twig round-about to use as a Christmas table top wreath

3 June 2020

As if by magic

An impossibly delicate looking way to securely keep flowers in place over a clear container.

26 October 2016

Harvest Moon

Fold a fine twig wreath in half to create a moon shaped armature

25 November 2015

So white

A dried Baby's breath and fresh orchid wreath

4 November 2015

Delicate

Bleached Gypsophila wreath with delicate autumn touches

Favourite Flowers

Gypsophila

I used mainly Gypsophila and twigs to create my fantasy Intimate dinner for two competition design.