My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Tutorials

Driftwood base for a floral foam pebble design
2 November 2016 Driftwood base for a floral foam pebble design

The flat surface of a piece of driftwood creates a base to design on

Folded Bleached Baby’s Breath Wreath Armature
26 October 2016 Folded Bleached Baby’s Breath Wreath Armature

Glued Baby's Breath Wreath, folded in half to create a moon shaped armature

Weave a bird nest
12 October 2016 Weave a bird nest

use bark wire and grass to weave a floral armature.

Folded leaf nest
5 October 2016 Folded leaf nest

Leaf armature made of rolled mini Monstera leaves

Washi Wasp Nest
28 September 2016 Washi Wasp Nest

Washi Papier Maché armature

"I found it this way" demonstration Floral art Structures: Twig Tangles
21 September 2016 "I found it this way" demonstration Floral art Structures: Twig Tangles

For my "I found it this way" Floral Art demonstration at The Capilano Flower Arranging club, I began all four of my designs with basic armatures made of Twig Tangles and we...

Acrylic Spiderweb
21 September 2016 Acrylic Spiderweb

For this design I made the inside connection bit on a 3D printer with the spikes made of acrylic tubes.

Willow flower crown
7 September 2016 Willow flower crown

Loosely weave willow tips to create an ethereal crown

Everlasting succulent and moss display
31 August 2016 Everlasting succulent and moss display

Glue snippets of moss and succulents to rocks as a long lasting table-scape display

Hanging Tillandsia
17 August 2016 Hanging Tillandsia

There are many ways to hang your air plants in a design. In this Tutorial I explore three

Bamboo frog for a shallow container design
10 August 2016 Bamboo frog for a shallow container design

Cut short bamboo lengths to keep your flower material upright in a shallow and narrow container

Hanging Willow Nest
3 August 2016 Hanging Willow Nest

Bend and weave a nest shape from fresh willow stems