Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
On the inside
- 18 October 2017
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Turn the leaves inside out…
with the down side facing up.
Inwardly outward.
Glue the inner bits to the outer layer.
Add some more pretty leaves to the interior of the exterior
with a few at the heart of the edge
and to the entire leafy middle of the outside.
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Tutorials
Glue thin tissue paper layers to a pumpkin to create a shape to design with
Turn the leaf so that the muted underside faces outward to create a more understated Autumn colour scheme .
Cover a Styrofoam shape with bark to create a bowl for a potted design
I save all the thin tissue paper or un-printed newsprint papers that are wrapped around the flowers that are delivered to me to make batches of Papier Mache with. These sheets...
Glue newsprint paper to balloons to make large egg shaped containers to design in
Glue bark to a Papier Maché and wire frame to create a pod shaped armature
Great way to use all the autumn leaves you collect on walks during the season. Slowly build up the leaf rosette and let the leaves dry before adding a few more.
Cut the Phalaenopsis orchid with a bit of green stem attached. This will make them last longer.
Pike a few (hundred!) autumn leaves to build up a hollow leaf armature
Dry fall leaves to create a ball shape structure
Favourite Flowers
Phalaenopsis, Moth orchid
Lucky Bamboo, Ribbon Dracaena, Belgian Evergreen, Ribbon Plant
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