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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Stacked Twig Roundabout

24 July 2012
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Snip all kinds of twigs and start to glue in a wide circle with hot glue.

Glue each twig to have at least two connection points.

Continue to glue twigs in a round shape.

Once you have the basic circle shape add a few extra twigs to fill in any gaps and to add bulk. The more twigs you add the stronger the armature. Because I am adding quite a few test tubes filled with roses I wanted my armature to be very strong and balanced.

Make a second twig circle exactly the same size as the first.

Separate the two circles by gluing twigs to each side. This also makes it easy for the design to stand vertically

The sticks separating the two circles are ideal to tie test tubes to for the flowers.

Stacked Twig Roundabout... almost a wreath, but not quite

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Tutorials

1 November 2011

Weaving a twig wreath

For my design I wanted the wreath to look wind blown so I added a few loosely woven twigs into the weave. I also wanted to emphasize the autumn colours so I added a twirling copper wire into the weave

22 May 2012

Bite and snap a sturdy twig

Break the sturdy twig on the scribe line.

24 July 2012

Blow away hot glue strands

When you glue a structure with hot glue there are always a few stray strands of glue stuck all over the design. Blow it away with a hairdryer.

18 January 2023

Snowy twig band armature for a ever changing winter display

A well made snow covered twig band armature will last all winter so that you can display even the most delicate winter treasures.

29 June 2022

Take your time to craft a Bulrush Dial Armature

Slowly build up a dial armature from dried bulrush

27 October 2021

Hovering golden wheat Ghost Ship armature

Using dry and fresh floral material in one design without the dry becoming soggy and the fresh drying out.

11 August 2021

Dried twig collar in a double vase display for gravity sensitive flowers

Putting the focus on the flowers with an ever changing design.

4 August 2021

Scattered dried grass with raindrop crystals

Craft a light and airy grass halo to suspend tiny drop crystals around gorgeous roses.

14 October 2020

On the edge grid for a decorative twig and reed armature

Place the floral details strategically on the edge of sturdier parts of the armature to keep the reed grid from collapsing under the weight of the floral details.

23 September 2020

All dried Autumn hemisphere design that will outlast even the falling leaves outside

Preserve some floral material to design with when it is but not quite Autumn outside.

2 October 2019

Cross hatch Twig Armature

Add a bit of shadow and dimension to a flat armature by using the sketch technique of cross hatching.

17 July 2019

Twig Dome Armature

Crafted from a hand full of twigs to give you a large design... even though you add only two stems of sweet peas.

5 December 2018

Long Lichen branches to dress up a curvy vase

Secure two lichen covered branched to rest around the neck of a curvy vase.

7 February 2018

Bend Wired Equisetum into a Hollow Wreath

Craft a wreath with a hollow cavity inside to use as an armature for your flowers

6 September 2017

Contained rose twig stack

Glue the twigs in a container to easily follow the round shape

12 July 2017

Twig sparkler

Glue twigs to radiate out from a central point

26 October 2016

Folded Bleached Baby’s Breath Wreath Armature

Glued Baby's Breath Wreath, folded in half to create a moon shaped armature

29 June 2016

Reed Cradle Armature

Glue reeds on a wire frame to create a dimensional armature to suspend orchids in

29 July 2015

Disk Twig Armature

Glue a few wigs to follow the shape of a glass bowl to create a disk armature

14 August 2012

Midelino cane coil basket

Weave a hand basket from Midelino cane coils

Related Designs

20 January 2011

The last Vine Wreath

Every designer knows how to stretch their supplies. We use and re-use our dried plant material until our fellow designers feel like hiding it from us. I formed such an attachment to my vine wreaths. This post features four designs using the same wreaths.

18 January 2023

Getting the Band Back Together Again

Glue a band of snow dusted twigs to create a delicate armature for winter treasures.

29 June 2022

But for this… let’s not rush

A take your time and mindfully craft a pretty design to celebrate the summer solstice- it is officially summer here in Canada.

27 October 2021

Ship Shape

The dry wheat stems are suspended from the outside of the container so that they remain dry and the flower stems can gently rest inside to remain hydrated.