My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

All In One

All In One Floral Art Design

The creation

Phragmipedium longifolium slipper orchid

of a thousand

Phragmipedium orchid with autumn leaves and acorns

forests

Acorn shaped fall leaf armature

is

Fall leaves make a autumn themed armature.

in one

Acorn inspired autumn leaf armature.

acorn.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Tutorials

5 November 2014 Acorn inspired Autumn leaf armature

Dry fall leaves to create a ball shape structure

18 January 2012 Butterfly hairclip claws to hold twigs in place while glue dries

Butterfly hair clips are the perfect little claws to help you hold tiny items in place while you wait for glue to dry

4 January 2011 Drinking straw "test tubes"

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

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.

Favourite Flowers

Phragmipedium longifolium

The Long-Leaf Phragmipedium (longifolium means long leaf), Phrag

Related Designs

14 October 2015 What a find!

Roll autumn leaves to create a frog to keep flowers upright

18 October 2017 On the inside

For a softer autumn leaf pod turn the leaves so that the bright side faces in when making the pod.

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.

8 May 2019 It takes more than one person to invent a trumpet!

Filling a trumpet flower cup... with more flowers!

21 October 2020 When it gets chilly

Use the heart of a sunflower as a platform to place your autumn floral details on.

19 May 2021 In the little gap

Use the petals of your flower to cleverly keep all the other floral details of your design firmly in place.