Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Tutorials
Use a wet brush to lift any tiny bits of plant material floating on and in the water to keep your container clear.
Wedge snipped twigs into a glass vase to act as a support for your flowers
Balance a stack of eggshells with a magnet for a tiny Easter design
Curl and secure a few blades of flax into a bubble to frame your flowers
Frost a few twigs to craft a delicate armature for fragrant freesias
A wire in the hollow cavity inside a shoot of equisetum makes it easy to manipulate into a heart
Craft a wreath with a hollow cavity inside to use as an armature for your flowers
Create a contrasting base to lift the heavy flower-head to design in
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.