Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Piece of the forest
- 8 March 2017
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Always watch where you are going.
Otherwise,
you may step
on a piece of the forest that was
left out by mistake
Quote by AA Milne -Winnie the Pooh
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Tutorials
Create visual interest by loosely wrapping lily grass around an armature
Cut a coiled vine wreath into sections to create an delicate armature to frame a few perfect chocolate cosmos flowers
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...
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...
This trick works really well, but it is a temporary fix to extend the life of drooping roses and is not a substitute for good quality fresh flowers. It is great to know this...
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Related Designs
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Easter Basket used in the Durbanville Flower Club Easter Parade Demonstration
Bright and sunny cymbidium orchids and roses, lilies, lisianthus and pincushions
A design demonstration looking at preparing for competition designs: thinking bigger
Oncidium orchids hiding in a woven grass cup. This Design Tutorial is featured on The Conna Flower and Garden Club (Ireland) website. It is part of their Floral Art Lessons...
This was the second design I did in my "All things Autumn (by which I mean all things chocolate)" floral art demonstration
Braiding and plaiting and knotting hair is a huge trend in hairdressing at the moment. Intricate little plaits are draped over long flowing hair to add complexity and quirk. ...