My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Cover a butchers hook with a ribbon

Glue a small line of hot glue in the inside curve of a butchers hook

Glue a small line of hot glue in the inside curve of a butchers hook. Secure the ribbon end to the metal.

Glue over the edge and down the curve

Glue over the edge and down the curve. Secure the ribbon.

Follow the curve all the way around.

Follow the curve all the way around. Adding a small drop of hot glue and pressing the ribbon to secure.

Cut the ribbon straight where the two ends meet

Cut the ribbon straight where the two ends meet.

Secure the ribbon ends with glue

Secure the ribbon ends with glue.

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Tutorials

23 October 2019 Floating Filigree Pumpkin Patch

String up pumpkins and glass seahorse vases to craft an autumn mobile design.

29 November 2017 Autumn Screen

Craft a hanging twig and autumn leaf design

23 November 2011 Assembling a Mobile on a twig top bar

Here are the two secrets to assembling a well balanced hanging sculpture: First: Let gravity do the work. Do not fight it. And Secondly: Start from the bottom of your design...

17 October 2018 Clips to hang flowers vertically

I designed and printed these clips on a 3D printer as a fast, secure and convenient way to hang water tubes vertically down fishing line.

23 October 2013 Hanging leaves from a Hazel twig top bar

Create a free moving autumn leaf screen

Related Designs

23 October 2019 As pumpkins do this time of year

Hanging pumpkins and tiny vases to create a Autumn mobile floral design.

29 November 2017 Marcescent

Glue a delicate autumn room devider

8 August 2012 Stringing in the rain

A veil of green wool, Spanish moss and dried hydrangeas hang over white lilies

23 September 2015 Pretty Spicy!

Hang fruity wire garlands to display Gerbera daisies

23 March 2016 Celebrate!

A closer look at my design at the 20th anniversary of Canada Blooms and The Toronto Flower Show

6 July 2016 The oh no factor

My article and Floral Monogram Seating Plan designs featured in DIY Weddings Magazine

17 October 2018 But wait… there's more!

Tucked into the box with every advance copy of the book, the effortless floral craftsman is a packet of clips. This design and Tutorial is a bit of inspiration... what will you...

23 October 2013 Their work well done

String Autumn leaves to fall down in a design