Gypsophila

Following on from my last post, my mum also brought home a load of gypsophila from the church. I have a couple of weddings lined up for the summer and both brides want to feature gypsophila in their bouquets. So I had a little play around with some of it. I think for a really impressive bouquet I should have used more of the gyp, but I think the ivy was a good addition, it didn't quite look finished without it.

I also felt it needed a wrap around the stems - it looks a bit more professional like that. Plus then there are lots of different ways to accessorise it.

Large leaves

My mother brought home some leaves from church so that I could use them in an arrangement, and this is what I came up with. It's very large! I put it together in my studio, and it's the first arrangement I've done in there. It's good to have my own space but I need to get doubles of all my tools and materials so I can leave them down there because it's not exactly convenient to lug my toolbox all the way down the garden!

My studio is still a work in progress but I'll post some more photos when it's done.

Wedding: week 6

We made two designs at college this week - a corsage and a designer buttonhole. The corsage is very similar to the one we made before but my technique is better this time - I've practiced my wiring and taping so it's a bit more delicate and light now.

The buttonhole was fun - the wiring technique is quite clever but very simple once you know how to do it. If you make it small enough it would probably make a nice brooch as well so I may give that a try at some point.

Wedding: week 5

Here's what I made in week 5 of the wedding unit of my floristry course - a Carmen Rose. I really like this design, it's simple yet effective. I took it into work and got a lot of compliments for it! It's sad that it doesn't last very long though as it's just the petals.

Bouquet accessories

I've been looking on Pinterest a lot recently (again, none of these photos are mine) at different ways of accessorising wedding bouquets, and the stems in particular. I really like all of these ideas:

Flowers in her hair

I love the idea of wearing flowers in hair at a wedding, so I've put together a collection of my favourites. None of these photos are mine, they were all found on Pinterest.