My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Tutorials

23 April 2014 Flower catcher

Keep a flower suspended just above water with palm leaves

9 April 2014 Twig test tube swing

Hang test tubes so that they gently swing in a design.

2 April 2014 Turning the sellotape over the vase trick up-side-down for a sticky side out frog

Tape a grid over a vase to keep the floral details in place

26 March 2014 Foliage doughnut corsage with a hidden Boutstix Floral Magnet

Wrap a foliage circle to9 create a base for a magnetized corsage

12 March 2014 Grass tunnel that stays just so

Snip, roll and glue a few blades of grass to create a design feature

5 March 2014 Wire headband for a floral tiara

Cut and bend flat wire (or any other wire you choose) into a ā€œUā€ shape to follow the shape of your head. Similar to an Alice band

5 March 2014 Using floral glue to secure succulents

Easy and fast way to include succulents in designs

5 March 2014 Wiring succulents with a double leg mount

Create a wire stem for your succulents

5 March 2014 Harvesting succulents

Severing the rosette to design with

26 February 2014 Suspending the twig nest

Balance the armature on a few twigs to display

19 February 2014 Weave a foliage grid for a shallow container

Keep flowers neatly in a shallow container

12 February 2014 Lightly sprinkled foliage frog

Light as air ripped foliage flower frog