My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Twig Tumbler

Measure out three wires and fold it in half.

Measure out three wires and fold it in half.

Slip a twig into the fold.

Slip a twig into the fold...

Twist the wire tightly around the twig

and twist the wire tightly around the twig

Twist the wire and add the next twig

Twist the wire and add the next twig

Add another twig

Add another twig...

And another twig

And another twig...

Keep twisting the wire.

... Keep twisting the wire...

and adding more twigs

... and adding more twigs...

Fold the twig garland in half and twist the wire to secure

Fold the twig garland in half and twist the wire to secure

Slip a tall vase between the twigs and set it upright

Slip a tall vase between the twigs and set it upright

Slip the second wire around a twig and twist to secure

Start a second line of twisted wire, Slip the second wire around a twig and twist to secure

Twist the wire to the next stick

Twist the wire to the next stick

Split the wire open and twist it to secure the next twig

Split the wire open and twist it to secure the next twig

When you reach the first tied twig wrap the wire around it to secure

Secure the third wire to make a third wire ring

Secure the third wire to make a third wire ring just as the other two

Work your way around and secure the last twig to the first

Work your way around and secure the last twig to the first

Cut and glue some smaller twigs to the armature to break up the stick pattern.

Cut and glue some smaller twigs to the armature to break up the stick pattern.

Wiggle the twigs to make sure you glue the twigs to other twigs and not to the glass vase

Wiggle the twigs to make sure you glue the twigs to other twigs and not to the glass vase

Carefully turn the vase over and lift the stick armature away.

Carefully turn the vase over and lift the stick armature away.

Stick tube ready to design with

Stick tube ready to design with

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Tutorials

26 April 2011 Weave a willow twig blind

Weave twigs in parallel to create a twig blind with strong but natural horizontal lines.

22 May 2012 Bite and snap a sturdy twig

Break the sturdy twig on the scribe line.

4 December 2012 Twig Lanterns

Wire short twigs around wire rings to create rustic flameless tea-light lanterns

3 July 2012 Twig mushroom

Stack and wire a twig mushroom armature

Related Designs

8 January 2014 It's stick season!

Snap and stack an glue a few twigs to create a lace like armature

18 January 2017 Look at you!

Tie twigs to shape a hanging armature

14 June 2017 Things are looking up!

My article and Bamboo Lantern design featured in DIY Weddings Magazine

28 February 2018 March Days

Line up a few frosted twigs to march across a shallow container

2 May 2018 Over the rainbow

Craft a radiating design that suspends from the orchid stems

31 October 2018 Scary stuff!

My Halloween design... with some scary stuff hidden if you can read between the leaves!

23 January 2019 Do they have cold feet?

Keep flower stems upright with a folded cellophane plastic support that looks like cracked ice.

12 February 2020 Parallel Hang Ups

While waiting for the blossoms to open... why not weave in a touch of Valentine's Day love?

19 February 2020 The Upside of being Inside

A creative design that has some height to it without blocking the view. This can easily be scaled up or down to match the environment you want to display it in.

23 September 2020 Getting a head start on all that Fall-ing

Floral styling using mostly dried material that will last the entire Autumn.

14 October 2020 Stick it out… the creative spirit version

Soft minimal Fall armature making it easy to replace the flowers as the season progress.

11 August 2021 A bit Special... four dimensional designing

Using that little something that is unusual about your flower to make the design stand out.