My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Tutorials

8 October 2012 Fresh vine display tray

Fresh passion fruit vines are coiled to create a tray.

8 October 2012 Mikado Reed Line-up

Creating a good quality armature makes it effortless for you to replace flowers, as they fade, with fresh blooms for an ever changing and long lasting floral design.

1 October 2012 Weaving a ball shaped Dew-drop Catcher from grass

Weave a sphere from grass

22 September 2012 Skeleton Leaves

Remove the pulp from leaves so that only the vain framework remain

22 September 2012 Stiffen and set skeletonized leaves into a whirl

Skeletonized leaves can be shaped while wet to create shapes

22 September 2012 Stir-stick Sunburst

Glue a radiating armature from stir-sticks.

18 September 2012 T- Pin blades of grass

Make a small grass "propeller" by pinning blades of grass into the design

12 September 2012 Wrap a gift test tube with ribbon

Use this technique to gift ribbon wrap a single stem or cover the stems of a bouquet with ribbon

12 September 2012 Infinity fold for storing ribbon

Neatly roll you ribbon to store flat in a drawer

10 September 2012 Braid a Celtic heart knot

Braid or knot a traditional Celtic heart with foliage

7 September 2012 Hook for Kyogi paper

Add a simple hook to the top of the Kyogi paper strips to easily hook it in place

7 September 2012 The Three legged trick for Upright Constructions

When in doubt, always give your armature three legs. Two legs are simply not enough and four legs will wobble if it is even slightly off balance.