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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Test tubes

Soak used test tubes and vases to remove any bacterial buildup and hard water stains in hot water with ½ cup of white vinegar or bleach for about an hour

before washing in soapy anti-bacterial dish washing liquid and finally rinsing with clear water.

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Tutorials
Cover test tubes with moss
29 March 2012
Cover test tubes with moss

Make test tubes look a bit less obvious and more natural by covering them with moss.
Cover plastic test tubes with Oasis Rainbow Foam powder
19 February 2011
Cover plastic test tubes with Oasis Rainbow Foam powder

Covering test tubes with foam make them completely disappear in a design
Twig support to rest test tubes on a surface
23 November 2016
Twig support to rest test tubes on a surface

Sink the tube in the design to rest on a few twigs
Related Designs
Blue Harlequin
15 February 2012
Blue Harlequin

A small hand held design as an alternative to a corsage.
Skipping stone
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Skipping stone

Weave a grass pebble for the orchid to nestle in.
A Floral Fable: Floriograpy Design
29 March 2012
A Floral Fable: Floriograpy Design

This is the fourth and last design I did for my Floral Fable demonstration.
Intimate Dinner For Two- Table Setting Competition Class
12 April 2011
Intimate Dinner For Two- Table Setting Competition Class

Floral Sushi Dinner, for two
Simplicity
10 April 2011
Simplicity

Durbanville FlowerClub Arrangement: Chincherinchee on a wire spiral