Wedding: week 9

This is what I made in week 9 of the wedding unit of my floristry course - a hand tied with a collar and a grass "skirt". The skirt didn't last very long because I had to put the flowers in a vase but it's a nice idea to cover the stems. Just might need to be a little bit shorter!

Wedding: week 8

This week at college I made a bridesmaid handbag. I'm not sure what I think of the actual handbag (which we made ourselves) but I love the flowers! The colours just go together so well. I also discovered nigella which is a flower I've never used before but actually really like.

How far can a bunch of spray roses go?

Quite far is the answer! I bought a bunch of spray roses from Waitrose, I was looking for white but they didn't have any so I bought this amazing pink and white bunch instead. I was originally just planning to make the bouquet - I'd seen a photo in a magazine with the wire collar in a bowl shape and I wanted to try it out. Unfortunately I ran out of pink wire which is why it looks a little sparse in a few of the photos! I love the outcome though - it's probably not big enough for a bride but it would be good for a bridesmaid.

The foliage used in these is all from my mum's garden - she's planted a load of stuff just so I can use it in my arrangements, bless her.

I really enjoy making teacup arrangements so I thought that was an ideal use for some of the spare roses. I also still had some gyp from a previous arrangement so I used some of that as well. I'm not sure what the little berries are but the pink edges go perfectly with the roses!

The buttonholes were a bit of an afterthought but they meant I didn't waste any roses! I've never made a proper buttonhole before either so I thought it would be good to get some practice in before the summer when I've got my first two weddings! I may be blowing my own trumpet but I think they're pretty good for a first attempt! And I wired them all then covered them to finish them off.

Wedding: week 7

Here is the result of week 7 of my floristry course, and something a bit different! This was fun to make, if a bit fiddly, but I'm not really sure what I think of it. I'm not a big fan of the orchids dangling off. I like the incorporation of the wire flower frame though with a few beads and I might try that idea out again sometime.