My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Interweave a messy grass tumble

Cut two sprouting stems, each with a strong side branch.

Set the stems in glass vases filled with water

Place a horizontal stem so that it rests in the fork in the branches

Spiral some flat wire

Hook the flat wire over the three branches

Loosely interweave some lily grass to follow the spiral of the flat wire

Add a few dangling blades of grass to break up the neat pattern

Curl a few blades of lily grass and add it to the tumble

See the Tutorial below for more detailed instructions on how to curl grass

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Tutorials
Stretching leaves and foliage into a ringlet curl
15 April 2015
Stretching leaves and foliage into a ringlet curl

Most leaves and foliage can be slightly manipulated to curve or curl.
Lily grass spiral in a vase
22 June 2016
Lily grass spiral in a vase

Twist lily grass slightly to create a spiral for the orchids to nestle in
Grass shelter for a glass bubble vase
13 March 2013
Grass shelter for a glass bubble vase

Weave a shelter around a glass vase
Grass tunnel that stays just so
12 March 2014
Grass tunnel that stays just so

Snip, roll and glue a few blades of grass to create a design feature
Flat wire and grass bridal basket
7 December 2016
Flat wire and grass bridal basket

Wrap grass around a flat wire shape to create a delicate bridal basket design
Weaving a ball shaped Dew-drop Catcher from grass
1 October 2012
Weaving a ball shaped Dew-drop Catcher from grass

Weave a sphere from grass
Woven lily grass parachute armature
13 July 2016
Woven lily grass parachute armature

Weave a canopy or parachute shaped armature in a way that you can place the stems in two vases to keep it hydrated.
Delicate snow willow twirl around a growing Slipper orchid plant display
5 February 2025
Delicate snow willow twirl around a growing Slipper orchid plant display

Arrange sprouting willow twigs to twirl and frame a beautiful Paphiopedilum (slipper) orchid
Turn some gladiolus leaves into a pumpkin vase collar
27 September 2023
Turn some gladiolus leaves into a pumpkin vase collar

A collar for a vase that you can use throughout the season... simply replace the water and the flowers inside the vase.
Phormium bubble frame
7 March 2018
Phormium bubble frame

Curl and secure a few blades of flax into a bubble to frame your flowers
Marching winter frosted twig and freesia stack
28 February 2018
Marching winter frosted twig and freesia stack

Frost a few twigs to craft a delicate armature for fragrant freesias
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Perfection

Spiral grass to create a nest for the lady slipper orchids
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Weave blades of grass to create a cover for a glass vase
Petrichor
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Petrichor

A minimalist design in a shallow tray
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My article and Bridal basket design featured in DIY Weddings Magazine
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Weave a sphere armature
Woven
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Weave a canopy or parachute shaped armature for orchids to perch on
Unraveling fast
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Weaving foliage to create a lush water scene
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Tiptoe through the Tulips

Braid Tulip stems to set in water
Snow to report!
5 February 2025
Snow to report!

A snowy lady slipper plant displayed to enjoy for as long as possible.
this NEEDS to be at the top of my (our?) to-do list
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this NEEDS to be at the top of my (our?) to-do list

Autumn bud vase collar made from gladiolus foliage.
Twist of its own
7 March 2018
Twist of its own

... a quick an easy design. Curl a few flax leaves to frame orchids
March Days
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Line up a few frosted twigs to march across a shallow container
Meraki
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Meraki

A grass armature for one perfect slipper orchid