Floral Friday

This will be my last "Floral Friday" for a while...tune in next week for "Festive Friday" as I really need to get moving on my holiday cards and projects!

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A garden bouquet...

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Just a single bud vase arrangement to share today...

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A corsage today with little cream spray roses, babies breath, plumosus and leather fern.

Floral Friday

Last Friday I shared a vase arrangement designed to a price point...this week's arrangement is a $37.50 basket arrangement which includes the flowers, foliage, basket, floral foam and labour costs. I chose lots of pretty pinks which include Astilbe, mini Carnations and Alstroemeria.

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This week's vase arrangement had to be designed to a pricepoint....$32.50! It was hard to choose flowers that fit within my budget but it was a fun challenge!

Floral Friday

I mentioned last week that I was nearly coming to the end of my Floral Design course...I still have one module left and a few more weeks of arrangements to share. Thank you to all who have left such encouraging comments...I'm so glad you've enjoyed me sharing my arrangements with you each week.

Today's arrangement is a Formal Linear arrangement which is not my favourite to design but today's has special meaning. I had to include a 'treasure' in this design too so I chose a little mosaic ball that my Mum recently made for me and if you look closely at it you will see Australia on it. It's sitting on a frame made out of Equisetum (Snake Grass) and raffia. The little Australia is made out of different shades of orange and green glass to depict the outback (where I use to live) and tropical coast (where my Mum lives) and I used the orange in my design in the Gerbera Daisies and Cymbidium Orchards. The little yellow flower you see is Kangaroo Paw to tie in the Orchards and Australian theme! There is a little Ming Fern and Bear Grass which always adds a little movement and whimsy to any design.

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It's hard to believe that I am nearly finished with my Floral Design course...it's been very interesting learning about all the different styles of design and also different flowers and foliage that I wouldn't normally reach for. Today's arrangement is my Interpretive Landscape flower arrangement using Gerbera Daisies, Ornithogalum, Hypericum, Curly Willow, Ivy, Galax and Pittosporum. I needed to include a treasure in my design so I used a little bird's nest I found a few weeks ago while mowing my grass. Its hard to see in the photo but there is a little bird ornament in the nest too.

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I made today's arrangement for a friend. She gave me the container and the silk flowers and asked me to arrange them for her bathroom. They are the perfect match to the colour scheme of her bathroom and she loves her new arrangement.

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Have a great weekend everyone!

Floral Friday

My arrangement today is a Flemish arrangement which is a traditional European design where 'more is better' and the designs often include alternative materials such as shells, birds, and food items! I really didn't think I would enjoy this style but it was a fun piece to put together! Can you spot all the different flowers I used? Not to mention the limes and lemons and hummingbird! Oh my!

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This is my interpretive Ikebana arrangement. Ikebana is Japanese for 'arrangement of living plant materials'. There are many rules and guidelines for designing Ikebana arrangements but this is more of an interpretive design...however the three iris represent Shin (Heaven), Soe (Man) and Hikae (Earth). I've also included some Ming Fern, Solidaster, Ivy, Statice, Pittosporum and Bear Grass.

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Today's flower arrangements are a corsage and a wrist corsage (wristlet) made with lovely little Spray Roses...I wish you could smell them as they are truly amazing!

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I have a variety of flower arrangements to share with you today...the first is a simple Boutonniere...

...next is a halo with Spray Roses, Italian Ruscus and Gypsophlia...
...and lastly, a pew bouquet...clipped onto the back of one of my dining room chairs for the photograph!

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Sorry, no arrangement today...just some Lily of the Valley cut from my garden. I love these little bell shaped flowers and have them growing in white and pink.

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First, a card for this week's Penny Black "Fussy & Fancy" Saturday challenge...

...and some flower arrangements for my Floral Friday post...

A round bridal bouquet...

...and a cascading bridal bouquet.

Supplies:- Baby Hammock by Penny Black, God's Blessings by SU, PTI white cardstock, Brilliance ink, SU markers, Copics, DP unknown, Nestabilities, Lace, Ribbons, Flowers, Buttons and foam dots.

Floral Friday

I made this little fresh arrangement for a little girl's birthday gift last weekend. I love the colour of this Gerbera Daisy and the base of the arrangement is a variety of foliage with a little bit of Wax Flower, Gypsophlia, Solidago and Statice.

Floral Friday...oops Saturday!

Due to Blogger being down yesterday I was unable to post my flowers so here they are today! The last few modules have been all about roses and today I'm sharing my dozen Rose arrangement and my half dozen arrangement.

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Floral Friday

In honour of the Royal Wedding this morning I thought I'd share my Duchess Rose with you. This composite flower was created from the petals of several fresh roses.
This next flower is also a composite flower called a Glamellia. These were very popular in the 40's and 50's and are appearing more frequently in bridal bouquets today. It is made with several Gladiola florets glued together to make a large blossom that resembles a Camellia...hence the name Glamellia!