My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Glue a round stacked twig platter

Instead of weaving the platter build it up, layer by layer.

Place the biggest twigs in a large circle.

Place the biggest twigs in a large circle.

Keep building up the platter, twig by twig

Keep building up the platter, twig by twig. I used white wood glue to secure the tiny twigs. Use more than needed- it dries clear and will not show.

Add smaller twigs to close the opening in the middle.

Add smaller twigs to close the opening in the middle. Place a few thicker sticks as anchor points and then fill in the rest with twigs.

Glue in a few pieces of moss

Glue moss to the twigs and drizzle some more glue over the twig platter to make sure it is secure. Let the glue dry completely before handling. Glue any sections that is not secure.

Grass and freesia buds emphasize the round shape

To emphasize the round shape I placed looped grass and freesias around the opening. The flowers flow from tight bud to slightly open to full bloom to a bit more closed to tight bud- all the way around.

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Tutorials

22 May 2012 Bite and snap a sturdy twig

Break the sturdy twig on the scribe line.

Related Designs

6 March 2012 Round and Round

Instead of weaving a platter try stacking the twigs from large to tiny small

15 March 2012 A Floral Fable Design demonstration Floral Art Structures

I did a Floral Art demonstration at The Capilano Flower Arranging club. Over the next few weeks I will show the designs in detail and add the design tutorials. This week I’ll...

23 March 2012 A Floral Fable: Colour Design

This is a detailed look at my second Floral Fable demonstration design

8 April 2011 Large Open Weave Twig Basket

Easter Basket used in the Durbanville Flower Club Easter Parade Demonstration

27 February 2013 Just Meshing About

create a mesh to drape over the design to create a soft veil.

29 July 2015 Beautiful Things

Glue a few twigs into a disk armature

12 July 2017 Sparkler

A radiating twig design

27 December 2017 Can it be?

Craft a pine tube to display a soft and snow filled winter scene

6 February 2019 Tread softly on winter

A delicate winter twig armature to show off the delicate beauty of these early spring coloured tulips.