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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Harvesting succulents

Cut the succulent rosette from its roots

Peel away any dried or damages bits. (See Tutorial below for more details on rooting succulents)

Adjust the rosette size by peeling away until you have a smaller succulent.

If you plan to wire and tape the succulent leave a stem...

If you plant to glue the succulent in to the design cut the stem away

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Tutorials
Rooting Succulents in a design
27 August 2012
Rooting Succulents in a design

Rooting succulents in Rainbow Oasis pebbles creates not only a long lasting design but also an ever changing design as you remove rooted plants to grow in pots and add those leaves or long shoots that you want to propagate back into the design.
Cover a headband with a whole lot of little floral details for a contemporary fascinator
29 May 2024
Cover a headband with a whole lot of little floral details for a contemporary fascinator

Add the tiniest of floral details below calla lilies to craft a dramatic but still easy to wear fascinator.
Get a head start with a long lasting shallow vine basket and succulent table top Spring display
21 February 2024
Get a head start with a long lasting shallow vine basket and succulent table top Spring display

Long, long, long lasting display that will even root in place with a few adjustments.
Hand Corsage
20 September 2017
Hand Corsage

Inspired by Hath panjas or Indian hand jewelry an easy and comfortable alternative to a corsage
Moss Colombina inspired mask
6 January 2016
Moss Colombina inspired mask

Cover a mask shape with moss and succulents for a long wearing mask
Wiring succulents with a double leg mount
5 March 2014
Wiring succulents with a double leg mount

Create a wire stem for your succulents
Using floral glue to secure succulents
5 March 2014
Using floral glue to secure succulents

Easy and fast way to include succulents in designs
Related Designs
Everlasting
23 October 2012
Everlasting

Design Inspiration Video: Take a few twigs, snippets of air plants and succulents and combine both traditional wire and tape techniques with more contemporary methods to embed a Boutstix Magnet Stix right into the foundation of the design for a strong and secure way to attach corsages and boutonnieres.
Fascinating!
29 May 2024
Fascinating!

Trendy fascinator design using long lasting (read can be designed ahead of time) floral details.
I'll Go First
21 February 2024
I'll Go First

My Spring/Easter design and the introduction article about my floral journey written by the editor, Nina Tucknott in the latest issue of Flora Magazine.
You Wear It Well
20 September 2017
You Wear It Well

My article and body flowers design featured in DIY Weddings Magazine
Hey there
6 January 2016
Hey there

Moss and succulents cover a mask shape to create a woodland inspired mask
From Something Old, Something New
5 March 2014
From Something Old, Something New

My article and succulent floral crown design featured in the spring issue of DIY Weddings Magazine
The plastic inside of a roll of Florist tape becomes a Wrist Corsage
24 April 2011
The plastic inside of a roll of Florist tape becomes a Wrist Corsage

Up-cycle the inner plastic ring from a roll of floral tape to make a wrist corsage. This design was also featured in the Italian floral design magazine Blossom Zine