Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Tutorials
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.
Tie Midelino Cane coils to make a spiral armature
"Plaid" and "braid" are synonyms, and where you are from will most likely dictate whether you use plait (British) or braid (American or Celtic). Some people also refer to...
Tuck one half of a corsage magnet in a nutshell before designing to create a floral fridge magnet
