My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Tumbling sun-flakes

Pick the petals from a dried Chrysanthemum or Gerbera or any other rosette shapes flower.

Glue the Chrysanthemum petal to the trailing Ceropegia woodii vine

Glue the next petal...

... And the next to radiate outwards.

I chose the colour of my petals to match the cream edge on the Heliconia. This creates a more muted, ethereal look. If you want the design to be bold pick a colour petal to bring out the brightest part of the Heliconia.

Glue in petal sun flakes to tumble down the design.

See the Tutorial below for more detailed instructions on how to attach the rosary vine to the Heliconia.

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Tutorials
Trailing Ceropegia woodii vines from a Heliconia flower
23 May 2018
Trailing Ceropegia woodii vines from a Heliconia flower

Set the rosary vines into the natural cavity of the flower head.
Acorn fork
22 November 2017
Acorn fork

Wire and glue a few acorns into the fork of a twig to create an Autumn armature
Willow Paddle
25 October 2017
Willow Paddle

Weave willow between the fork in a twig to create a paddle like armature
Willow Heart Wand
11 February 2015
Willow Heart Wand
Stringing wool and Spanish moss
8 August 2012
Stringing wool and Spanish moss

Create veil of wool and Spanish moss
Delicate twig and rosary vine garland
31 July 2012
Delicate twig and rosary vine garland

Spiral stems around a Ceropegia woodii or Rosary vine.
Standing a water tube at an angle in lumber
30 August 2017
Standing a water tube at an angle in lumber

Create a minimal design by placing a single flower on a platform
Related Designs
How do squirrels Cache a tree?
22 November 2017
How do squirrels Cache a tree?

Hoard a few acorns in the fork of a twig to show off a single oncidium orchid.
Love Spell
11 February 2015
Love Spell

Weave willow to create a heart shaped wand design
Frightfully Pretty
29 October 2014
Frightfully Pretty

Weave a single strand Spanish Moss spider web
Rock, don't Roll
31 January 2018
Rock, don't Roll

Balance the heavy Protea flower head to lean against a rock.
If
30 August 2017
If

Place a water tube at an angle in lumber so that the Zantedeschia float just above the base to show off the delicate grass snippets scattered up the stem
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.
In Summer!
23 May 2018
In Summer!

A contemporary cascade of rosary vine and dried petals.
Favourite Flowers
Ceropegia woodii
Ceropegia woodii

Pompon Chrysanthemum pom-poms and strands of Rosary vine for my floral lariat necklace in the Canadian Florist Magazine
Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum Design: the Floral Hour glass was made as part of my wax series