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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Lightly sprinkled foliage frog

I wanted my design to be as light as air. For this I ripped a few fibrous leaves to create the thinnest strands. For a detailed Tutorial on ripping foliage (flax) see below

Slip a few strands of ripped foliage in a vase filled with a bit of water. No need to be precise, just let the ripped strands fall where it may

For visual interest I added a crystal ball...

Set the crystal ball slightly to the side

Continue to add strands of ripped foliage

Drop in two orchids to lightly rest on the ripped foliage. Cross a few strands over the design and secure with floral glue.

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Tutorials
Ripping Flax
14 January 2011
Ripping Flax

Flax can be ripped into fibres creating long and versatile strips
A knot and a lean and hand full of snippets in a bud vase
22 February 2023
A knot and a lean and hand full of snippets in a bud vase

Using all parts of a small bunch of iris flowers to craft a unique display.
Loop a Monstera leaf stem to craft an underwater hold for a knotted orchid stem
27 January 2021
Loop a Monstera leaf stem to craft an underwater hold for a knotted orchid stem

Use the unique qualities of each stem to create a submerged design in a water filled glass vase.
Create a tighter fit with pebbles so that you can wedge a twig securely into a vase
26 August 2020
Create a tighter fit with pebbles so that you can wedge a twig securely into a vase

It all started with my twig being just too small to wedge into the glass vase tight enough to keep my orchid stem in place...
Stacked bowl floral display
20 February 2019
Stacked bowl floral display

Create a foam free stacked design by slipping flowers between stacked bowls.
Wrap around grass loop and knot armature
8 August 2018
Wrap around grass loop and knot armature

Connect strips of ripped grass to create a knotted armature for short stemmed flowers
Stack two glass vases to keep a leaf upright in water
24 January 2018
Stack two glass vases to keep a leaf upright in water

Slip a leaf into the gap between two glass containers to keep it upright... and add a plastic lining to support the flowers nestled into it.
Standing a water tube at an angle in lumber
30 August 2017
Standing a water tube at an angle in lumber

Create a minimal design by placing a single flower on a platform
Bending blades of grass to shadow over a design
10 May 2017
Bending blades of grass to shadow over a design
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Jump out at you

Early iris flowers in a bud vase.
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When you figure out the "how to" tricks of manipulating plant material it is possible to respectfully set them into seemingly impossible new directions.
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It starts with WHY

Add design elements that serves a purpose for a minimal summer inspired floral design.
Inna...
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Inna...

Stack bowls to keep your flower stems in place.
On the net
8 August 2018
On the net

Knot a net to rest short stem orchids on.
How to make a stack of just enough:
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How to make a stack of just enough:

Stack two vases to create a small gap at the side to keep a leaf upright
If
30 August 2017
If

Place a water tube at an angle in lumber so that the Zantedeschia float just above the base to show off the delicate grass snippets scattered up the stem
Easy does it
12 February 2014
Easy does it

Rip foliage to sprinkle as a light as air flower frog