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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Wool Wire

Saturate wool with wood glue

Gently trail the wool around the wire.

Set aside to dry for a few hours.

Shape the wire and add to the design.

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Tutorials
Paper covered Wire
1 March 2011
Paper covered Wire

Cover the wire with the raffia
Wired Monkey Vine
30 March 2011
Wired Monkey Vine

This wired rope is inspired by Monkey vine that you see hanging from trees. It is strong, rough and very tough. Covering the rope with mud will add texture and it also insulate the wire from rust by creating a protective layer
Coiled Grass Armature
22 February 2012
Coiled Grass Armature

Connect grass covered wire rings with short reed sections to create a natural looking Floral Art armature
Curl Equisetum shoots into a snail shell spiral
23 March 2012
Curl Equisetum shoots into a snail shell spiral

Equisetum is hollow and jointed resembling miniature bamboo but it can be shaped into spirals by wiring the shoots
Delicate Decorative Barbed Wire
12 June 2012
Delicate Decorative Barbed Wire

Very thin barbed wire to add contrast to a soft and fluffy design
Felt
1 February 2011
Felt

How to tangle wool into felt and make pebbles, felt strips and test tube covers
Sweet pea and Felting Wool Swirl Around a Log
10 July 2024
Sweet pea and Felting Wool Swirl Around a Log

Arrange beautiful King Tut sweet pea vines to swirl around a piece of fire wood... with a bit of help from a felting technique
The coziest Wool, Holly and Kalanchoe Table Top Candy Cane Snowflake
30 November 2022
The coziest Wool, Holly and Kalanchoe Table Top Candy Cane Snowflake

A fuzzy wool and twig snowflake that starts out as a handful of candy canes.
Wire Wrapped Willow Garland
24 February 2016
Wire Wrapped Willow Garland

Make a continues length of flexible willow to weave or design with by wrapping the delicate stems with thin wire
Related Designs
Still wrapping my head around this one
10 July 2024
Still wrapping my head around this one

Craft a haze of green around a log for a sweet pea swirl effect.
Floral Hurricane
21 June 2023
Floral Hurricane

My Floral Hurricane design entry for the BC Floral Art Society mini show competition
Take a bough… it’s Christmas time!
30 November 2022
Take a bough… it’s Christmas time!

A wool and twig snowflake design (made from candy canes!) that will last the entire Festive Season.
Just Right! Floral Art demonstration: Too Cold!
21 August 2012
Just Right! Floral Art demonstration: Too Cold!

My first design in my demonstration at the BC Floral Art Society meeting