My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Tutorials

23 November 2016 Cane, Ti leaves and Sisal Disk Armature

create a cookie shaped armature for the chocolate cosmos flowers

23 November 2016 Cane Coils

Curve cane into a snail shell spiral

23 November 2016 Twig support to rest test tubes on a surface

Sink the tube in the design to rest on a few twigs

16 November 2016 Cut a vine wreath into sections to create a cup shaped armature

Cut a coiled vine wreath into sections to create an delicate armature to frame a few perfect chocolate cosmos flowers

16 November 2016 Weaving grass to create a delicate mesh cup armature

I wanted a really delicate, see-through armature to frame my tiny flowers so I wove grass in panels around the vine shape

9 November 2016 Loosen up a vine wreath to create an upright armature

Soak a vine wreath to make it easier to manipulate into an armature deep enough to nestle plant material in

2 November 2016 Driftwood base for a floral foam pebble design

The flat surface of a piece of driftwood creates a base to design on

26 October 2016 Folded Bleached Baby’s Breath Wreath Armature

Glued Baby's Breath Wreath, folded in half to create a moon shaped armature

12 October 2016 Weave a bird nest

use bark wire and grass to weave a floral armature.

5 October 2016 Folded leaf nest

Leaf armature made of rolled mini Monstera leaves

28 September 2016 Washi Wasp Nest

Washi Papier Maché armature

21 September 2016 "I found it this way" demonstration Floral art Structures: Twig Tangles

For my "I found it this way" Floral Art demonstration at The Capilano Flower Arranging club, I began all four of my designs with basic armatures made of Twig Tangles and we...