Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Tutorials
Wire and glue the driftwood at an angle to balance on a pebble
Soak sisal fibres in strawberry and black berry juice to stain it purple
Polystyrene or Styrofoam makers ideal shapes to pin or glue plant material to.
Very thin barbed wire to add contrast to a soft and fluffy design
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.