My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Tutorials

Spiked Wire test tube catchers
5 September 2012
Spiked Wire test tube catchers

Create a spiral to catch a test tube
Driftwood on Stilts
5 September 2012
Driftwood on Stilts

Give a piece of driftwood legs to stand on
Banding a bundle of twigs
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.
Up-cycle CD base for driftwood
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
Rooting Succulents in a design
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 leaves or long shoots that you want to propagate back into the design.
Wool finish Styrofoam base
21 August 2012
Wool finish Styrofoam base

Fast and easy way to create a base to rest a few vases or bottles on.
Fuzzy Wool bottle detail
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.
Wool Wire
21 August 2012
Wool Wire

Create a rigid but fuzzy wool covered wire
Driftwood beavers lodge
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
Midelino cane coil basket
14 August 2012
Midelino cane coil basket

Weave a hand basket from Midelino cane coils
Peel a Pine cone
14 August 2012
Peel a Pine cone

It is easier to peel a pine cone from the flat side than to try and break the scales from the top
Pine scale wreath
14 August 2012
Pine scale wreath

Break pine scales from the cone and glue on a wreath frame to create a continuous pine scale wreath