Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Tutorials
Glue gypsophila sticks, flowers and dandelion seeds into a star shape
The tiny bug box is perfect to carry wedding rings in by a dapper Ring Bearer
A woven butterfly net to carry scatter petals in for a small flower girl
This is the basic technique used in traditional Easter crafts to plait a crown of thorns.
Use all three methods to dry hydrangeas to get three very different textures to use in design work.
Multiple tiny twigs create a flower frog to keep the delicate buds and leaves in the exact spot you want.
Break the water flow when you fill a vase with details in that can move with the stream of water
Cyclamen stems are so close together that it is easy to damage the plant when cutting stems.
Long blades of thin grass or ripped flax are ideal for stringing decorative beads
A sturdy shape made by binding Mikado reeds keeps the thin strands of flax in place.