My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Tutorials

21 December 2016 Add a Cotton pod Cuff to the Bark Christmas Stocking Armature

A fluffy cuff lines the top edge of the bark Christmas Stocking

21 December 2016 Bark Christmas Stocking

Cover a wire frame to create a Christmas stocking armature

14 December 2016 Cover the ends of the individual air plant leaves with cotton before adding it to the design

Pull leaves the Tillandsia plant to add into a design

14 December 2016 Bark and Cotton Candy Cane

Cover a cardboard shape in cotton and bark to create a floral armature

7 December 2016 Flat wire and grass bridal basket

Wrap grass around a flat wire shape to create a delicate bridal basket design

30 November 2016 Barely there Wreath armature

Glue snippets of Baby's breath and grass into a lace fine wreath shape to showcase the tiny chocolate cosmos buds

23 November 2016 Cane, Ti leaves and Sisal Disk Armature

create a cookie shaped armature for the chocolate cosmos flowers

23 November 2016 Cane Coils

Curve cane into a snail shell spiral

23 November 2016 Twig support to rest test tubes on a surface

Sink the tube in the design to rest on a few twigs

16 November 2016 Cut a vine wreath into sections to create a cup shaped armature

Cut a coiled vine wreath into sections to create an delicate armature to frame a few perfect chocolate cosmos flowers

16 November 2016 Weaving grass to create a delicate mesh cup armature

I wanted a really delicate, see-through armature to frame my tiny flowers so I wove grass in panels around the vine shape

9 November 2016 Loosen up a vine wreath to create an upright armature

Soak a vine wreath to make it easier to manipulate into an armature deep enough to nestle plant material in