My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Hanging leaves from a Hazel twig top bar

Knot the fishing line around a hazel twig

Knot the fishing line around a hazel twig

Knot the other end of the line to the other end of the twig

Knot the other end of the line to the other end of the twig

Find the balance point of the twig

Find the balance point of the twig

Knot the line at the balance point to make it easier to hang

Knot the line at the balance point to make it easier to hang

Hanging the leaves with slip knots:

Loop the line and knot

Loop the line and knot

Thread the leg of the line through the loop to catch around the twig

Thread the leg of the line through the loop to catch around the twig. Let the long line dangle down.

Add more lines

Add more lines. Space them out to cover the twig. Trim the line when the knot pulls tight.

Gluing the Autumn leaves:

The leaf has a tiny hollow dent in the stem end.

If you look carefully at the leaf, it has a tiny hollow dent in the stem end.

Fill this hollow dent with glue and attach to the end of the line

Fill this hollow dent with glue and attach to the end of the line

This gives the leaf a straight but natural fall

This gives the leaf a straight but natural fall

Glue on another leaf to the line next to the first one

Glue on another leaf to the line next to the first one

Continue adding leaves

Continue adding leaves

Glue leaves to all the wires and add a few leaves to the top bar hazel twig

Glue leaves to all the lines and add a few leaves to the top bar hazel twig

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Tutorials

8 August 2012 Stringing wool and Spanish moss

Create veil of wool and Spanish moss

Related Designs

23 October 2013 Their work well done

String Autumn leaves to fall down in a design

28 October 2015 On Pumpkin Coloured Days

Create a besom broom to sweep up those Autumn leaves

18 May 2016 Because I think I am making Progress

Create a floral ceiling

6 July 2016 The oh no factor

My article and Floral Monogram Seating Plan designs featured in DIY Weddings Magazine

17 October 2018 But wait… there's more!

Tucked into the box with every advance copy of the book, the effortless floral craftsman is a packet of clips. This design and Tutorial is a bit of inspiration... what will you...

22 January 2020 Spacer

Armatures are great (budget friendly) spacers for creating large floral designs without using an enormous amount of your resources.

29 September 2021 Creative Direction

Hang the arum lilies from the edge of a container to support all the other floral details.

13 October 2021 Gratitude

A minimal Thanks Giving design that is a modern take on a wreath

21 September 2022 Balanced Attitude

Getting the balance just so... so that you lean into the first sights of Autumn.

16 August 2023 Canned right after harvest

Pull tab support for "canned" Calla lilies and bunny-tail grass.

8 August 2012 Stringing in the rain

A veil of green wool, Spanish moss and dried hydrangeas hang over white lilies