My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Tutorials

21 September 2022 Counterbalance elegantly leaning Calla lilies with dressed up Dried Autumn Details

Using those much treasured dried autumn details to bridge the gap between the bright green of summer and the brightness that is yet to come.

14 September 2022 Summer harvest Vine Swirl

A great way have your vines root and enjoy them too...

7 September 2022 Willow disk frog

Dried willow shaped to create a disk to keep your floral details in place in a vase with water.

31 August 2022 Suspended, suspended buds in a zig zag grass thread

Suspend flowers in tight bud to slip over a folded and threaded grass grid

24 August 2022 Balloon out grass to craft a framed armature

Carefully bubble out a tied bunch of grass to make a cavity to display gorgeous flowers.

17 August 2022 Balanced branch with dangling macrame vases

Create a display branch for ever changing fresh flowers and foliage... or vines.

10 August 2022 Cross stem spacer

Use the off-cut stems to create a spacer to keep the flowers in place.

10 August 2022 Threaded stem and wire spacer wire garland

Thread stems into a wire to create dangling garlands

3 August 2022 Above and below water jasmine in a grass square

Not only is water designs wonderfully refreshing to make... it is also wonderfully refreshing for your flowers.

27 July 2022 Dendrobium orchid and grass snippet cone around a glass container

Craft a grass armature to suspend the orchids in deep water from around the outside of your container.

20 July 2022 Breezy lily grass ripple

A radiating design that has the freedom of movement to add a bit of a cooling effect on the warmer days of summer.

13 July 2022 Suspend a tiny flower over a large water filled container in a sandwich knot support

You don't have to design with a bud vase when you have a bud vase sized flower.