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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Delicate twig and rosary vine garland

Wind the twig around a wooden skewer. Follow the Tutorial below for more information about manipulating twigs into shapes

You will need quite a few twigs. Make them all in advance so that you can wind them around the vine in one go.

Spiral the twig around a stem of rosary vine following the original spiral pattern

Hook the next stem into the first. If the stem has a natural knot at the top it will hook if not add a bit of floral adhesive.

Wind your way down the vine

Delicate twig and rosary vine garland.

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Tutorials
Manipulating stems: Snapping at an angle, Bending, Spiraling, Curling and Straightening
19 February 2013
Manipulating stems: Snapping at an angle, Bending, Spiraling, Curling and Straightening

Most stems, twigs and even sturdier branches can be bend into shapes. It takes practice and more than a bit of patience. The main idea is to slowly manipulate the branch without breaking it.
Cross stem spacer
10 August 2022
Cross stem spacer

Use the off-cut stems to create a spacer to keep the flowers in place.
Threaded stem and wire spacer wire garland
10 August 2022
Threaded stem and wire spacer wire garland

Thread stems into a wire to create dangling garlands
Miltonia orchid and cherry plate
18 July 2018
Miltonia orchid and cherry plate

Keep a small space open on a serving platter to display gorgeous cherry red Miltonia orchids
Trailing Ceropegia woodii vines from a Heliconia flower
23 May 2018
Trailing Ceropegia woodii vines from a Heliconia flower

Set the rosary vines into the natural cavity of the flower head.
Tumbling sun-flakes
23 May 2018
Tumbling sun-flakes

Craft radiating sun-flakes from dried petals.
Rock Rest for a heavy Protea Flower Head
31 January 2018
Rock Rest for a heavy Protea Flower Head

Create a contrasting base to lift the heavy flower-head to design in
Related Designs
Space holder
10 August 2022
Space holder

Creating a bit of space in a summer design to allow for the plant material to naturally fall as it wants.
Is it an Isit?
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Is it an Isit?

Deep cherry red Miltonia orchid in a platter of cherries
In Summer!
23 May 2018
In Summer!

A contemporary cascade of rosary vine and dried petals.
Rock, don't Roll
31 January 2018
Rock, don't Roll

Balance the heavy Protea flower head to lean against a rock.
Grown Glamour
31 July 2012
Grown Glamour

Delicate cherry twig, rosary vine and oncidium orchid enchanted forest masquerade masque.
Favourite Flowers
Ceropegia woodii
Ceropegia woodii

Pompon Chrysanthemum pom-poms and strands of Rosary vine for my floral lariat necklace in the Canadian Florist Magazine