My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Water tube bridge

Cut two thin sticks or reeds to just slightly larger than the gap

Cut two thin sticks or reeds to just slightly larger than the gap

Glue the sticks over the gap

Glue the sticks over the gap

Make sure to position the sticks in such a way that it would be concealed by the flower placement

Make sure to position the sticks in such a way that it would be concealed by the flower placement

Place a small water tube to dangle between the sticks

Place a small water tube to dangle between the sticks and secure with a small drop of hot glue

I made my tubes from small pipes. See the Tutorial below for detailed instructions

Fill the water tubes with water

Fill the water tubes with water

I press a tube over a syringe to make it easier to fill the tiny tubes. See the Tutorial below for detailed instructions

Place the flowers in the water tubes

Place the flowers in the water tubes

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Tutorials

4 January 2011 Drinking straw "test tubes"

When you need to keep a tiny stem hydrated this is just what you need.

3 January 2011 Syringe with tube

Easy way to fill test tubes and easiest way to remove water from a vase

30 August 2011 Removing Oasis Floral Adhesive glue spills

The finish of every design should be flawless. Make sure there are no bits of glue visible in your design by carefully removing all traces of spills.

23 November 2016 Twig support to rest test tubes on a surface

Sink the tube in the design to rest on a few twigs

31 July 2013 Ladder-frog

Lash the orchid stems together to create a ladder for the flower to rest on.

4 February 2015 Fold over a tropical leaf cocoon

Fold and glue a Monstera deliciosa (delicious monster) leaf

Favourite Flowers

Ceropegia woodii

Rosary vine, Chain of Hearts, Collar of hearts and String of hearts

Related Designs

16 August 2017 Making Ends Meet

Criss-cross corset style connect the gaps in a Monstera deliciosa leaf

22 August 2018 FreestyleFreesia

Dutch floral designer Pim van den Akker, from Flower Factor invited me to participate in a FloraHolland initiative promoting the versatility of Freesias entitled ...

7 June 2011 Floating Boat Orchid

The name Cymbidium or boat Orchid is derived from the Greek word Kumbos meaning "hole or cavity", referring to the hollowness in the base of the lip of the flowers.

19 June 2013 This Moment

Create an armature design outside the vase

23 November 2016 All things Autumn (by which I mean all things chocolate): Another perspective

This was the third design I did in my "All things Autumn (by which I mean all things chocolate)" floral art demonstration

10 July 2013 Pink

Weave an invisible grid to float the plant material on

31 July 2013 Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer

A tiny orchid stem ladder keeps the orchid suspended just above the water line

4 February 2015 collywobbles!

Fold foliage butterflies