My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

giving a thanks

11 October 2017
and more

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving

To communicate a message… please give

To say just how much you want or want to… I’d give

To put forward… give me

To host… given in honour

To alter in shape… has a little give

To hand over… To give my prettiest Autumn thanks to you!

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Tutorials

11 October 2017

Shaping Thanks with wire that has a bit of give

Shape the letters out of wire and then decorate with autumn design elements.

19 February 2013

Manipulating stems: Snapping at an angle, Bending, Spiraling, Curling and Straightening

Most stems, twigs and even sturdier branches can be bend into shapes. It takes practice and more than a bit of patience. The main idea is to slowly manipulate the branch without breaking it.

26 July 2011

Wire Tendrils

Curl the wire at irregular intervals to create a natural wire tendril similar to that of a passion fruit plant

6 July 2016

Floral Monogram Seating Plan

Wrap Spanish moss around a monogram wire frame to create a creative seating plan

8 February 2017

A Sprouting Spring Twig Heart

Carefully glue a twig armature to display the mini-miniature Darling orchids

16 December 2015

Ivy vine Christmas tree mobile

Twist ivy vines around a cardboard shape to create a lace fine Christmas tree mobile.

31 July 2012

Cherry stem Masquerade Masque

Glue cherry stems to create a mask

11 May 2016

Twig snippet vase armature

Glue twig snippets to closely follow the shape of a glass vase

6 September 2011

Twig collar

Create a light and transparent collar-base for the large composite flower to nestle into.

16 October 2012

Taco-shaped twig armature

Make a half-moon shaped armature to fill with flowers

17 February 2016

Stack a Twig Enclosure

Loop and tie a few stacked twigs to create an enclosed floral armature

14 June 2017

Hanging Bamboo Lantern

This is a perfect do-ahead-of-time hanging design for a summer wedding. Craft one or three or a whole lot of the lanterns and add some orchids at the last moment to finish the design.