My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Tutorials

14 December 2012 Dress up candy cane favors with boxwood, ribbon and beads

A quick and easy way to decorate a few candy canes for Christmas flower club favors

12 December 2012 Eucalyptus Snow Flakes

Glue seeded eucalyptus snow flakes

12 December 2012 Piled Pine Needle Tabletop Wreath

Use wood glue to make a light as air table top wreath from pine needles

4 December 2012 Moss and Wire Baubles

Roll bits of moss and wire to make neat little baubles

4 December 2012 Twig Lanterns

Wire short twigs around wire rings to create rustic flameless tea-light lanterns

27 November 2012 Single strand pine needle chain-link garland

A glue-less all natural way to make a garland

27 November 2012 Fluff cotton wool for snow

Cotton balls can be unrolled and fluffed to create long garlands of "snow"

27 November 2012 Winter Woodland Chandelier

Wrap vines and twigs around a wire frame to create a decorative woodland chandelier

20 November 2012 Green Trick Floral Wings

Glue gypsophila sticks, green trick carnations, Star of Bethlehem, passion fruit tendrils, jasmine foliage and string of pearls succulents to create floral wings

11 November 2012 Autumn Leaf Rosette

Great way to use all the autumn leaves you collect on walks during the season. Slowly build up the leaf rosette and let the leaves dry before adding a few more.

6 November 2012 Ripped Grass Frame

Create a sheltered or veiled design by framing the outer edge of your armature (in this case thick cardboard) with long strands of grass

6 November 2012 Stalk and Husk Scarecrow

Use husks or dried leaves to make a scarecrow or doll