Volume 1, Issue 5 October 2003
Floral Display
Hello Dear Subscribers,
I hope this newsletter will inspire you to start creating beautiful floral designs to suit your decor.
Where the flowers will be placed should influence the style, colours and design. The arrangement in this setting was used for a shop display, but a similar setting could be used in the home.
A white folding screen was used to form a backdrop. The screen was covered with white lace for this photograph but the screen could also be used plain. A round table was placed in front of the screen and a full length silk pink damask cloth was placed on the table.
Deep pink silk roses, hydrangea clusters, freesias and dried misty were arranged in a basket which was finished off with a bow of wide silk ribbon.
Two pink crystal and white lamps were placed behind the arrangement.
A branch of hops was positioned to cascade down over the top of the screen.
A picture of a rose with a bow hanger to co-ordinate with the flower arrangement completes this display.
Basket of Silk Roses
Materials used for this arrangement are -
15 deep pink silk
roses. Other suitable flowers include irises, lisianthus and
tulips.
Secondary flowers of choice such as mauve hydrangea
clusters. Other suitable flowers include Singapore orchids and
jasmine.
Filler flowers of choice such as dusty pink freesias.
Other suitable flowers include stephanotis and blossom.
Number two
filler flower of choice such as dried misty (optional).
Foliage of
choice such as rose leaves. Other suitable types include eucalyptus
gum and ivy.
Basket
Dry foam
Wide ribbon
Floral tape
22
gauge wire x 23cm (9") long
1. Cut a piece of foam to fit into the basket. It should be large enough to hold the flower stems in position and should stand at least 2.5cm (1") higher than the top of the opening of the basket. The foam can be hot glued in place. If it is a deep basket the base can be filled with crumpled paper first. The foam can be wired in place by bending a long 22 gauge wire in half with equal sized legs to form a long hairpin shape and insert it up through the base of the basket, through the foam and then twist the wires around each other at the top of the foam a couple of times and cut off the excess wire. Another method is to insert a long 22 gauge wire through the top weave of the basket next to the handle, through the foam and out through the opposite edge of the top of the basket. Wind each wire firmly around the start of the handle a couple of times and cut off the excess wire.
2. Cut the silk roses to the desired length. Cut off any excess rose leaf sprays from the roses and place them to one side.
3. The roses can be inserted straight into the foam if the ends
are strong enough.
For extra support the ends of the stems can be
dipped into strong craft glue before you insert them into the foam, or for
extra support you can wire them.
To wire flower stems cut each stem to
the desired length and place the centre of a 22 gauge wire x 23cm (9")
long behind the end of the stem and wind the right wire twice tightly
around the stem a couple of times and then bring the two wires straight
down together.
4. Cover the wire stems with floral tape for about 5cm (2").
5. Insert eight roses evenly around the edge of the foam to form an oval shape.
6. Insert a rose in the centre and insert four roses evenly around the centre rose.
7. Insert one rose into each end of the foam to sit halfway between the roses at the end of the basket and around the four roses around the centre. Take a spray of three rose leaves, and wire and tape it in the same way as explained for wiring the roses. Repeat this step with the other rose leaf sprays.
8. Fill in between the roses around the edges of the basket with the wired rose leaves to form an oval shape.
Fill in between the roses around the top of the basket with the wired rose leaves fanning them out in widening circles.
9. Cut the secondary flowers (hydrangea florets) to the desired length and wire and tape as explained previously and insert evenly between the roses around the edges and in the top of the arrangement.
10. Repeat the above step with the number two filler flowers (freesias).
11. If using dried misty insert this evenly throughout the design.
12. If foam is showing, it can be covered with dry moss or by using extra pieces of foliage (this can be a different type of foliage) placed evenly throughout the design.
13. If using moss, spread it out between your fingers and insert the moss between the flowers and foliage.
14. Make a bow by forming the ribbon into two figure eights, one on top of the other with the bottom two loops a bit longer and wire across the centre of the bow by placing the centre of a 22 gauge wire x 23cm (9") and pull the two wire ends down tight and twist the wires around each other. Insert the bow to the right of the handle and arrange the loops to sit attractively.
Display Ideas
An ultra modern display area can be achieved by using a glass and
chrome table and a plain black backdrop.
An arrangement of red heart
shaped anthuriums with large tropical leaves and spear, or bear grass
placed in a tall metal container will suit this display.
Long
stemmed orange and blue strelitzias (bird of paradise) and sprays of
yellow orchids and palm leaves in a pottery base, placed on a straw mat on
a wooden table with shells on it against a bright coloured backdrop will
produce a feeling of the tropics.
Choosing flowers and
designs to suit the occasion and surroundings is explained in much more
detail in our Floristry Diploma Course.
That's it for this time
All the best to you
Warm Regards
Fay Chamoun, Principal
Floral Art School of
Australia and
International Floral Design School
http://www.floral-art-school.com.au/
This newsletter is written by Fay Chamoun, who is the Principal of
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