My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Tutorials

10 September 2014 Twig Bridal Basket

A slim basket design made from twigs

3 September 2014 Skeletonize Physalis Pods

Remove the pulp from the papery pod (sepal) covering the little berry of Chinese lantern plant so that only the vain framework remain

3 September 2014 Glued Twig Snippet Wreath

Small little twigs are glued to create a lace-like wreath

27 August 2014 Loosely woven grass on Driftwood

Loosely weave grass on a piece of driftwood for an informal armature

13 August 2014 Sunflower Disk Floret

Gently pull the petals ( Ray floret) from the seeded part of the sunflower

13 August 2014 Standing flowering stems in shallow puddles

Making a truss out of sunflower stems for a free standing design

6 August 2014 Palm Bauble Lanterns

All natural decoration with a secret water source to keep the fresh flowers hydrated

23 July 2014 Twig Chain Garlands

Knot stems into decorative swinging chains

9 July 2014 Designing with Tillandsia

Air plants need special design consederations

9 July 2014 Taking care of Tillandsia

Conditioning and growing air plants

2 July 2014 Clearly invisible taped Grid

This is the easiest way to keep flower in place

25 June 2014 Musical staff line armature

Drill holes into sticks to create a suspended armature