My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Tutorials

22 September 2012 Stir-stick Sunburst

Glue a radiating armature from stir-sticks.

18 September 2012 T- Pin blades of grass

Make a small grass "propeller" by pinning blades of grass into the design

12 September 2012 Wrap a gift test tube with ribbon

Use this technique to gift ribbon wrap a single stem or cover the stems of a bouquet with ribbon

12 September 2012 Infinity fold for storing ribbon

Neatly roll you ribbon to store flat in a drawer

10 September 2012 Braid a Celtic heart knot

Braid or knot a traditional Celtic heart with foliage

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.