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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Cellophane wrap cracked ice

Cellophane and plastic wrap in a clear vase, filled with water, creates a cracked ice effect

Crumple cellophane or cling wrap and place in a glass container

Crumple the cellophane or wrap to create folds that catches air bubbles

Fill the glass container with water over the cellophane to create the appearance of cracked ice

Pour water over the plastic to fill the vase

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Related Designs

3 January 2012 Going Cold Twinkle Turkey

Is it better to go Cold Twinkle Turkey and embrace the minimalist living room or rather ease into it?

15 January 2014 Love at second sight

This is my article that I wrote for the Valentine's Design Issue of Canadian Florist Magazine

7 June 2017 Dream, Job

Create a grid to rest some plant material so that it floats and some with their stems to rest in the water below

17 January 2018 Flowering Between a Rock and a Hard place

Create a subtle contrast by floating or anchoring some of your design elements.

23 January 2019 Do they have cold feet?

Keep flower stems upright with a folded cellophane plastic support that looks like cracked ice.

20 November 2019 Not just a pretty face!

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11 May 2022 Is this new…?

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