My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Tutorials

7 September 2012 Hook for Kyogi paper

Add a simple hook to the top of the Kyogi paper strips to easily hook it in place

7 September 2012 The Three legged trick for Upright Constructions

When in doubt, always give your armature three legs. Two legs are simply not enough and four legs will wobble if it is even slightly off balance.

7 September 2012 Hanging flowers rightside-upside-downside

I love hanging flowers to loosely dangle and move in a design

5 September 2012 Curling Kyogi Paper

Kyogi paper can be curled if you work with it wet.

5 September 2012 Spiked Wire test tube catchers

Create a spiral to catch a test tube

5 September 2012 Driftwood on Stilts

Give a piece of driftwood legs to stand on

27 August 2012 Banding a bundle of twigs

Create a decorative accent for the design by wrapping the twigs with pink wire to create a small bundle.

27 August 2012 Up-cycle CD base for driftwood

Stack and glue a few used CD's to create a secure base for a simple piece of driftwood

27 August 2012 Rooting Succulents in a design

Rooting succulents in Rainbow Oasis pebbles creates not only a long lasting design but also an ever changing design as you remove rooted plants to grow in pots and add those...

21 August 2012 Driftwood beavers lodge

Stack and glue driftwood to rest on bottles to create a frog to keep thin blades of grass neatly in place

21 August 2012 Wool Wire

Create a rigid but fuzzy wool covered wire

21 August 2012 Fuzzy Wool bottle detail

Wood glue not only glues the wool to the bottle but it also makes the wool makes the wool inflexible.