My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Dried twig dome

Place a few dried twigs in a bowl

Place a few dried twigs in a bowl

Pour out wood glue into the bowl

Pour out wood glue into the bowl

Mix in some water to thin the glue

Mix in some water to thin the glue

Mix to soak the twigs with glue

Mix to soak the twigs with glue

Place the twigs in a round bowl

Line a round bowl with plastic wrap and start to stack the twigs to follow the shape

Keep adding twigs.

Keep adding twigs.

Follow the shape of the bowl

Follow the shape of the bowl

Stack the twigs up the side of the bowl

Stack the twigs up the side of the bowl

Set aside to dry completely

Carefully lift the twigs from the bowl

Carefully lift the twigs from the bowl

Peel away the plastic wrap

Peel away the plastic wrap

Set the dome over a container

Set the dome over a container

Glue bigger twigs to the outside

Glue bigger twigs to the outside

Add a few more twigs

Add a few more twigs...

Cross the twigs to give it a scattered appearance.

Cross the twigs to give it a scattered appearance.

Lay a few bigger twigs over the dome.

Lay a few bigger twigs over the dome.

Finish the dome with a few crystals and sattered wax snow

Finish the dome with a few crystals and scattered wax snow

See the Tutorial below for instructions on up-cycling wax as snow

Lift the dome to set the flameless candle in place

Lift the dome to set the flame-less candle in place. Add the fresh flowers

See the Tutorial below for instructions on how to temporarily secure a candle in a container.

See Tutorial below for making tiny drinking straw test tubes to keep the flower material fresh.

Or:

Carefully thread the twig dome through the willow.

Carefully thread the twig dome through willow twigs and design a dried twig nest. See the detailed Tutorial below

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Tutorials

4 December 2013 Large wax snowflakes

Artificial snow can be very "chemical" and flowers deteriorate quickly when exposed to it. It also dissolves in water. I use candle wax as "snow"

4 January 2011 Drinking straw "test tubes"

When you need to keep a tiny stem hydrated this is just what you need.

11 December 2013 Temporarily securing a Candle to a Vase

A temporary but very secure way to keep a candle in place in a design

26 February 2014 Suspending the twig nest

Balance the armature on a few twigs to display

Related Designs

11 December 2013 Glistening and glowing out in the snow

Glue twigs to create a snow scattered dome

26 February 2014 Hatching a plan

Early spring floral nest design

15 June 2016 One tug

Weave willow bark strips into a nest and weave a bird from flax