My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Tutorials

22 March 2017 Pin Protea foliage into a curl

The sturdy Protea leaves holds it shape even when dried when pinned into place

22 March 2017 Skewered Foliage Garland

Create a garland that dries well with rolled up leaves

22 March 2017 Add plant material and a wire support to sisal armatures

Customize sisal armatures by adding a wire skeleton and interesting bits of plant material

15 March 2017 Wedding welcome and direction sign

Hang a twig and wood mobile at your weeding as a direction board

8 March 2017 Wrap lily grass around bits of vine

Create visual interest by loosely wrapping lily grass around an armature

8 February 2017 A Sprouting Spring Twig Heart

Carefully glue a twig armature to display the mini-miniature Darling orchids

1 February 2017 Coil wire and grass to create a spring frog

Twirl and wrap wire and lily grass around a dowel stick to create a spring frog

25 January 2017 Detailing a messy edged grass basket

Weave a basket from lily grass and then cut and curl the edges

18 January 2017 Chain-link string and twig armature

By removing every other twig you open up space for larger flowers to nestle in

18 January 2017 T-connect twigs to shadow a design

Split a twig to create a t connection to hover a twig over the design

11 January 2017 Potted bark pod for a flowering plant

Cover a Styrofoam shape with bark to create a bowl for a potted design

4 January 2017 Glue floral details into an artificial wreath frame

Quick and easy way to securely decorate an artificial wreath with natural elements