My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Tutorials

28 February 2018 Marching winter frosted twig and freesia stack

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

21 February 2018 Stem line-up

Line up stems to create a base for the heavy Hanging Heliconia stems

14 February 2018 Wire two Equisetum shoots into a heart

A wire in the hollow cavity inside a shoot of equisetum makes it easy to manipulate into a heart

7 February 2018 Bend Wired Equisetum into a Hollow Wreath

Craft a wreath with a hollow cavity inside to use as an armature for your flowers

31 January 2018 Rock Rest for a heavy Protea Flower Head

Create a contrasting base to lift the heavy flower-head to design in

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.

17 January 2018 Creating contrasts in shallow containers with pebbles and water

Such a peaceful design with just enough float and "stay put" elements

10 January 2018 Long lasting flower wand

Create a long lasting wand with Kalachoe.

3 January 2018 Using a fork in a twig to “peg” a stem in place

A easy to use Hana Kubari technique

27 December 2017 Pine NeedleTube

Glue pine needles to a up-cycled disk to create a winter scene

20 December 2017 Twinkle and Pine Christmas Star

Use a cardboard shape to craft a simple wire Christmas star

20 December 2017 Secret Battery holder

Sometimes the best way to hide something in your design is right in the open