Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Tutorials
I wanted to create extremely light weight wooden blocks for my design. The easiest way is to cover Styrofoam with a Kyogi paper veneer.
A water balloon can be a flexible and durable water source for plant material
Connect grass covered wire rings with short reed sections to create a natural looking Floral Art armature
This looks spectacular but it is the easiest composite flower to make
Biodegradable copper mesh makes the perfect shape to fill with moss to grow tiny stem plants
Once you figure out how to do the corners weaving a diagonal shape is actually not that hard to do.
I build up the spheres by weaving willow wreaths and then use those to shape the ball
I don't always want to wire my test tubes into the design. I like to create a bit of movement by simply hooking the tubes to gently swing.
Butterfly hair clips are the perfect little claws to help you hold tiny items in place while you wait for glue to dry