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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Stringing pearls

Cut a thin blade of grass or ripped flax at a sharp angle.

Thread in beads or pearls

and weave into the design.

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Tutorials
Ripping Flax
14 January 2011
Ripping Flax

Flax can be ripped into fibres creating long and versatile strips
Mikado Reed drop shaped nest
16 May 2012
Mikado Reed drop shaped nest

A sturdy shape made by binding Mikado reeds keeps the thin strands of flax in place.
Related Designs
Please have snow… and presents under the tree
24 December 2012
Please have snow… and presents under the tree

Wire a Tiny Twig Treasure Trunk for small Christmas gifts
'Tis the Season
4 December 2012
'Tis the Season

My article looking at contrasts and 6 winter lantern designs featured in the DIY Wedding Magazine
Tying the knot and loosening those curls
18 September 2012
Tying the knot and loosening those curls

Romantic rose centerpiece with just a bit of an edge featured in the DIY Wedding Magazine
A Twist on Tradition
12 August 2012
A Twist on Tradition

August is the month for retail florists and wholesalers to start designing, ordering and preparing their product range for the Christmas and Festive Season. This is my article that I wrote for the August 2012 Christmas design Issue of Canadian Florist Magazine
Diamond Jubilee Waterfall
26 June 2012
Diamond Jubilee Waterfall

To commemorate Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee and the 20th Anniversary of Friends of Government House Gardens Society a Horticultural event was hosted in the gardens and Great Hall of Government House in Victoria, Canada entitled British Columbia Blooms.
On the first warm day in May
16 May 2012
On the first warm day in May

A ripped flax, Ranunculus and Mikado Reed drop shaped nest