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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

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Hop over, skip one and a long jump to the other side twig suspension (with a craftsmanship magic trick in between, of course)
15 April 2026
Hop over, skip one and a long jump to the other side twig suspension (with a craftsmanship magic trick in between, of course)

Use a few spongy stems and a bougainvillea branch with sharp thorns to create an impossibly delicate Spring display that is minimal and luxurious.
Cupped Calla lily foliage sprouting seed pod shelter
8 April 2026
Cupped Calla lily foliage sprouting seed pod shelter

Curve calla lily inside a fishbowl vase to create a minimal foliage pod to display the most delicate flowers.
Spiral ripple grass armature that can balance chocolate Easter Eggs
1 April 2026
Spiral ripple grass armature that can balance chocolate Easter Eggs

Craft perfect little circles from grass to create a ripple armature for an Easter egg display.
Sparkle web for a wreath display
25 March 2026
Sparkle web for a wreath display

Weave fishing line over a wreath to create a sparkling grid to stick dew drop crystals to.
Sprouting sphere armature to show off curvy burgundy arum lilies
18 March 2026
Sprouting sphere armature to show off curvy burgundy arum lilies

Weaving wreaths to wedge into a container to create a ball shaped armature.
Turn, tuck and refine a papyrus disk bird’s nest armature
11 March 2026
Turn, tuck and refine a papyrus disk bird’s nest armature

Twist the edge of a papyrus together to craft a neat little nest for a bird for your Spring floral display.
Growing forced bulbs to get extra long leggy nest weaving material for a Spring flower frog
4 March 2026
Growing forced bulbs to get extra long leggy nest weaving material for a Spring flower frog

Using the natural responses of plant material to their fullest creative potential.
The prettiest stick to stick up, out and over to support clematis vines up, under and in to its fullest and drapy-est potential.
25 February 2026
The prettiest stick to stick up, out and over to support clematis vines up, under and in to its fullest and drapy-est potential.

A sturdy stick armature to help you drape the first few opening clematis Armandii vines into a winter display.
Knotted parcels to position your plant material in a design
18 February 2026
Knotted parcels to position your plant material in a design

Tie a few Papyrus stems into bundle-parcels with lily grass.
A grass frog that falls into a heart
11 February 2026
A grass frog that falls into a heart

A small wineglass overflowing with love... and tiny Arctic Bell daffodils.
A dogwood frog with tiny dew drop crystal rafts that won't get lost in the twigs
4 February 2026
A dogwood frog with tiny dew drop crystal rafts that won't get lost in the twigs

Bring in a few dogwood twigs to force for some hopeful signs of spring.
Stack miniature roses on to stacked grass snippets
28 January 2026
Stack miniature roses on to stacked grass snippets

Tea cup roses have the tiniest of stems and can easily be supported by grass snippets stacked into a armature.