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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Remove the berry from a Physalis pod without ripping the sepal

Cut the fruit from the sepal around the bottom of the berry. Pull the berry out.

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Tutorials
Roll spiral blossoms
8 October 2011
Roll spiral blossoms

Cut leaves and petals and roll a spiral blossom
Roof-tile pumpkin from dried physalis pods
9 November 2022
Roof-tile pumpkin from dried physalis pods

Carefully stack dried physalis berry husks to craft a long lasting pumpkin that you can refresh with fresh flowers and vines.
Inside Pod Designing
3 October 2018
Inside Pod Designing

Snip open a Physalis pod to create a cavity for delicate floral details.
Drying Physalis sepals
23 March 2012
Drying Physalis sepals

Every Autumn we see the beautiful Physalis pods everywhere but they are easy to dry and preserve to use year round.
Related Designs
All Pumpkind Out
9 November 2022
All Pumpkind Out

A physalis husk pumpkin to celebrate the last bright rays of Autumn.
But what’s inside?
3 October 2018
But what’s inside?

This week we are looking at the contents pages of my book... but more specifically at the sweet little pod design on the content page of my book.
Thanksgiving Harvest
7 October 2011
Thanksgiving Harvest

Thanksgiving pumpkin with Chinese lanterns and spiral blossoms
Favourite Flowers
Physalis
Physalis

Spiral flowers from Chinese lantern sepals for my Thanksgiving Harvest design.