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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Kalanchoe Christmas Bauble

Cut a length of wire

Make a curl in the one end of the wire

Glue the curled end to an acorn

Glue a Kalanchoe flower to the acorn sealing the cut wound with the glue.

Start to add two more flowers...

And a few more flowers below those

Glue flowers to one half of the acorn before...

turning it over and adding flowers to the other half

Cover the rest of the acorn with flowers and hang it in the design from the wire tendril.

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Tutorials
Wire Tendrils
26 July 2011
Wire Tendrils

Curl the wire at irregular intervals to create a natural wire tendril similar to that of a passion fruit plant
Wire baubles
5 May 2011
Wire baubles

Make baubles from wire
Floral Fridge magnet in a nutshell
19 April 2012
Floral Fridge magnet in a nutshell

Tuck one half of a corsage magnet in a nutshell before designing to create a floral fridge magnet
Long lasting floral finial decoration for Christmas
20 November 2024
Long lasting floral finial decoration for Christmas

Make ahead (oversized) bark and kalanchoe Christmas decoration... and best of all it last for weeks!
Sparkle Spool and Velvet Magnolia Table Top Christmas Tree
14 December 2022
Sparkle Spool and Velvet Magnolia Table Top Christmas Tree

A pretty way to warm up your living space with the luxurious velvet texture you find on the underside of Magnolia leaves.
Wired snowball pom pom
23 December 2020
Wired snowball pom pom

Craft an ornamental ball or tuft with wool and cardboard.
Weave a grass Christmas tree
23 December 2020
Weave a grass Christmas tree

Easy armature design that is actually quite relaxing to do... plant meditation!
Eucalyptus collar for a snow-covered Christmas candle
4 December 2019
Eucalyptus collar for a snow-covered Christmas candle

Not only will your home smell wonderful while crafting this design you will also have a ethereal and long lasting design to enjoy.
Long lasting flower wand
10 January 2018
Long lasting flower wand

Create a long lasting wand with Kalachoe.
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Earthly Angel

Christmas Flower Trends 2011 starts with a Floral Craft Assignment from the Floral Trends Design Group to make an Earthly Angel garden decoration.
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A Very Merry… all elf pass into Santa’s workshop!

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Joyf'ly

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Have yourself a Merry Cellulose Fibre Christmas: wired snowball pom pom for a woven grass Christmas tree

...ok not really that fancy- it’s made from paper pulp. Some cardboard to wrap the string around… really. In the spirit of 2020- I am inspired by the endless stream of cardboard boxes being delivered. This week I am making loads of snowball pom poms.
A Very Merry eucalyptus-collar-candle Christmas!
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A Very Merry eucalyptus-collar-candle Christmas!

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Let some magic find you
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Let some magic find you

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Christmas Waves
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