Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Wire Stars
- 25 November 2020
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Draw a star shape on cardboard.
Cut out the star.
Wrap the shape with wire.
Soak the wire and cardboard stars in warm water.
When the water is cool to the touch remove the stars...
Pull out the soggy cardboard...
So that you have a puffy star shape to design with.
... to hang in your design.
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Tutorials
This week I show you the Tutorial for the wire leaf shown in my book on page 14 ... this time in copper.
The cage spirals to form a basket that wrap around the plump ripe berries (or you can slip in a flower) to hang as connections between the twigs.
For my design I wanted the wreath to look wind blown so I added a few loosely woven twigs into the weave. I also wanted to emphasize the autumn colours so I added a twirling...
Once you figure out how to do the corners weaving a diagonal shape is actually not that hard to do.
Cover a wreath frame with bark strips and fluffed out cotton
I use two methods (or a combination of both) to attach a wreath to a door.
My work is usually so labour intensive... this one came as a wonderful surprise... it really is both quick and easy to craft this wreath!
Make a wire wreath frame with wire and cover it with growth mesium or moss to design on
Favourite Flowers
Phalaenopsis, Moth orchid
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