Wedding: week 10

Here's what I made in the tenth and final week of the wedding unit of my floristry course. And the last week of the course all together! I'm sad that's it's over but excited about the diploma I'm starting in September.

I really enjoyed making this shower bouquet, it was a good technique to have learned for the final week. And the flowers are lovely!

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 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.

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.