My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Tutorials

2 March 2011 Wax Disk

I loved how peaceful this smooth wax looked when combined with the tulip and tendrils. Like a lily floating on a pond.

1 March 2011 Paper covered Wire

Cover the wire with the raffia

28 February 2011 Paper flowers

You can use any type of paper to make flowers. I use tissue paper, Crêpe paper, cardboard, newsprint and coffee filters (new and used) to make sweet peas, carnations, paper...

27 February 2011 Relaxing Lavender Salt Spa Bath

Made from crushed Lavender and Salt

20 February 2011 Types of Floral Foam

Dry foam (normally a grey block) used for dried or artificial flower arrangements, wet foam (normally a green block) for fresh flower arrangements and decorative Rainbow Oasis...

20 February 2011 Soaking Floral Foam

Each block of foam holds forty times its own weight in water. One brick holds two litres of water

19 February 2011 Pebbles

Cut and smooth pebbles out of Rainbow Oasis

19 February 2011 Rainbow Oasis rocks!

Trying all kinds of floral foam to get the best results when carving

19 February 2011 Cover plastic test tubes with Oasis Rainbow Foam powder

Covering test tubes with foam make them completely disappear in a design

17 February 2011 Hanging Jars

Add a handle to jars to hang in a design

17 February 2011 How to use Rainbow Oasis in Powder form

Create colourful designs with Powdered Rainbow Oasis

16 February 2011 Hanging Jar tea light lantern

Set candles into the soaked powder