My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Tutorials

10 July 2012 Bark covered heart

Cover cardboard with bark to create a heart shaped log

10 July 2012 Stabilizing sticks for dried or fresh flowers

Create a full design without the weight by stabilizing the flowers with glued sticks. This is a great alternative to floral foam.

10 July 2012 Longer stems for dried flowers

Give dried hydrangeas (or other dried flowers) a longer stem to make it easier to work with.

10 July 2012 Smooth dried hydrangea flowers in the palm of your hand

Hold a dried hydrangea flower in the palm of your hand to smooth out the folds

10 July 2012 Whisper butterflies

Acetate is the clear plastic mostly used for packaging design. It is thicker than cellophane and holds its shape much better.

3 July 2012 Twig mushroom

Stack and wire a twig mushroom armature

26 June 2012 Driftwood precariously perched on the edge of a pebble

Wire and glue the driftwood at an angle to balance on a pebble

26 June 2012 Berry dye for sisal fibers

Soak sisal fibres in strawberry and black berry juice to stain it purple

19 June 2012 Tapping away Tulip pollen

Tap away most of the pollen from a fully opened tulip

19 June 2012 Up-cycle Styrofoam packaging to create a low pave design

Polystyrene or Styrofoam makers ideal shapes to pin or glue plant material to.

12 June 2012 Delicate Decorative Barbed Wire

Very thin barbed wire to add contrast to a soft and fluffy design

12 June 2012 Sticky Shooting Star

Glue gypsophila sticks, flowers and dandelion seeds into a star shape