Volume 3, Issue 42, January 2007
Romantic Flower Arrangement
Hello Dear Subscribers,
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and a very happy New Year.
I really enjoyed the break during this period.
My husband and I drove to Sydney from Melbourne stopping of at all the country towns on the way up.
We stayed in Sydney for several days and drove back along the coast and had a wonderful time.
If you were on holidays or vacation, I hope you had a great time also.
As this is the first newsletter for January 2007 and with St Valentines Day not that far away, I thought a romantic flower arrangement would be a great way to celebrate the start of the New Year.
This design, with its wonderful rich tonings of pinks through to deep mauve and burgundy, would look wonderful used as a center piece for a special event.
This arrangement features pink roses, deep burgundy calla lilies, Mauve Singapore orchids, purple kale (ornamental cabbage) and green leaves.
A large plastic ring with soaked florist foam is used as a base. A glass bowl filled with water is placed in the centre.
The leaves are placed around the edges and the flowers arranged in groups.
Several Singapore orchid heads and floating candles are placed in the water.
The materials used in this design are
Roses
Calla lilies
Singapore orchids
Kale (Ornamental Cabbage) Other large flowers such as liliums or tulips can be used instead of Kale.
Foliage of choice such as magnolia, camellia or beech leaves.
Spear grass
Glass bowl
Large wreath ring with foam insert and plastic backing.
Note -If you do not have a wreath ring you can place several flat containers with soaked foam in them in a circular shape around the glass bowl.
1. Soak the wreath ring in water for several minutes and place the glass bowl three quarters filled with water in the centre.
2. Cut the foliage to the desired length and insert in a circular shape around the bottom of the foam.
3. Take the Kale and cut the stems to the desired length and position them into the foam.
4. Cut the rose stems to the desired length and position them in clusters in the foam.
5. Cut the calla Lilies to the desired length and insert them in the foam.
6. Cut the Singapore Orchids to the desired length and insert them in the foam.
7. For more interest, cut the calla stems to the desired length, bend them and run them through your fingers to make them more pliable. Bend them into loops and insert them into the foam
8. Cut the spear grass to the desired length and insert it in the arrangement.
9. Spray the arrangement lightly with water.
10. Cut a few heads off the Singapore orchid stem and place them and the candles to float in the water.
This arrangement is briefly explained. In our Floristry Diploma Course, we explain each step in detail with diagrams for each step and measurements on how long to cut each stem and exactly where to position each placement.
For full information on our Floristry Diploma Course, please click onto
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Floristry Diploma Courses
Learn floral design, floristry and flower arranging as a rewarding career or fascinating hobby.
We will teach you how to create beautiful floral designs including corsages, bowl and basket arrangements, gift box designs, tributes and bridal designs the professional way. In this changing world it is always a good idea to have another skill. Many of our students enroll in our floral course to become a florist and floral designer in the floristry industry or to work from home. We also have students who enroll in our course for their own pleasure so they can learn how to create floral designs for their home, family and for friends.
Whether you are interested in the course as a career or hobby, I know how delighted you will be when you can create beautiful floral designs with our easy to follow step by step lessons.
The Foristry Diploma Course is specially designed so even a beginner can start creating beautiful flower arrangements from the very first lesson.
You will find the course is very informative and includes hundreds of floristry tips and techniques that are used in florist shops today. Once you have learnt the basic principles of floristry, you will have this knowledge for a lifetime.
For full information on our Floristry Diploma Courses, please click onto
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If you have any other questions about the course please don't hesitate to email me at info@floral-art-school.com.au
I will work with you personally to help you become all you can be in floristry and floral design.
I look forward in welcoming you as a student to our school
That's it for this month
Take care,
Best Regards
Fay
This newsletter is written by Fay Chamoun,
Principal of Floral Art School of Australia and International Floral Design School.
Fay Chamoun © copyright 2007
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