My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Designs

17 July 2012 So far so green

The only thing I needed to make these avocado green arums perfect was a small admirer...

10 July 2012 Sticktoitness

Glue a heart shaped design made from bark and wood.

3 July 2012 Twig-a-tude

Stack and wire twigs to create a twig mushroom with attitude for summer

26 June 2012 Diamond Jubilee Waterfall

To commemorate Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee and the 20th Anniversary of Friends of Government House Gardens Society a Horticultural event was hosted in the gardens and...

19 June 2012 Designing a Feeling

The emotions your designs inspire give real meaning to your work. My article in the Canadian Florist Magazine

11 June 2012 Wish Upon a Dandelion Star

A sticky shooting star made with gypsophila stems and fluffy dandelion seeds

5 June 2012 Flower Girl’s Butterfly Net and Ring Bearer Bug Box

Two fairy tale design details that will capture the imagination of even the youngest members of your wedding party. A tiny bug box to carry your rings in for the ring bearer and...

30 May 2012 The Beauty in the Sleeping Woods

As a floral artist I am inspired by the endurance of nature and my work is still re-creating the Sleeping Beauty Castle of my imagination.

22 May 2012 Lean

Place short twigs, leaning to one side to create a flower frog

16 May 2012 On the first warm day in May

A ripped flax, Ranunculus and Mikado Reed drop shaped nest

8 May 2012 Skipping stone

Weave a grass pebble for the orchid to nestle in.

1 May 2012 Center the more adventurous design ideas on your centerpieces

Designing adventurous Contemporary Floral centerpieces Article in the Canadian Florist Magazine.