My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Birch Bark Wings to hang over the rim of a glass

Draw the wing shape on paper and cut it out

Draw the wing shape on paper and cut it out

Trace the wing on the birch bark

Trace the wing on the birch bark

Cut out the wing

Cut the wing out.

Trace and cut a second wing

Trace and cut a second wing

Two birch bark wings

Two birch bark wings

Match the wing to the glass to measure the slit

Match the wing to the glass to measure the slit

Cut a slit

Cut a slit

Slip the first wing over the rim of the glass.

Slip the first wing over the rim of the glass.

Cut an identical slit in the second wing

Cut an identical slit in the second wing and slip it over the rim of the glass

Birch bark wings ready to design with

Birch bark wings ready to design with

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Tutorials

20 November 2012 Green Trick Floral Wings

Glue gypsophila sticks, green trick carnations, Star of Bethlehem, passion fruit tendrils, jasmine foliage and string of pearls succulents to create floral wings

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Clean, simple and restrained elegance: a single jasmine stem in a wine glass. All it needed was just a few extra blades of grass to tie it all together. And wings, of course!

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Roll birch bark into a double spiral to cradle some perfect flowers to admire all winter.

13 March 2024 In All Ways

A birch bark basket... perfect for some new Spring floral details.