Volume 2, Issue 28 September 2005
Tulips And Calla Lilies Flower Arrangement
Hello Dear Subscribers,
Boxes can make wonderful bases for flower arrangements.
These oval black and cream boxes are quite striking. The larger one makes a great base for a flower arrangement.
The lid was wired to stand up at the back of the box to incorporate it in as part of the design. This flower arrangement is made in a sweeping shape so the lid of the box is showing. This design features yellow freesias, pink tulips, yellow
calla lilies, purple campanula, purple tea tree dodda vine and ivy berry foliage.
A bow from pink satin ribbon is inserted in the right side of the arrangement.
The
small matching box is tied with matching ribbon and is accented with
some of the same type of flowers that are used in the arrangement.
A piece of jewelry or other keepsake could be placed in the matching gift box.
These two boxes would make a lovely gift for a birthday or anniversary.The receiver will then have the joy of a lovely gift of flowers, the large box the flowers are arranged in and the small gift box as a lasting memento of their special day.
I have used -
9 pink tulips
6 yellow freesias
3 yellow calla lilies
Green hydrangea clusters
Purple campanula
Purple tea tree
Ivy berry
2 long sword shaped leaves (gladioli or iris leaves)
Dodda Vine
1 large oval box
1 small oval box
Number six plastic bowl and guard
Floral foam
Ribbon
22 gauge wire
1. 1. Soak the foam in water. Place the foam in the bowl. Place the plastic guard over the top of the foam. Stand the lid on top of the back edge of the box and secure in two places with a piece of wire. To do this make a small hole in the edge of the box and the lid and wire the two together. Cut off the excess wire. Fill the box with crumpled newspaper. Place the box on top of the crumpled paper and wedge extra pieces around the sides.
2. Insert
three stems of yellow freesias at each end of the box cutting each one
to the desired length. The centre one in each group will be longer than
the side stems.
3. Cut the three yellow calla lilies to the
desired length and insert them along the centre of the design as
shown.
4. Insert the pink tulips into the foam as shown cutting each one to the desired length.
5. Insert the two green hydrangea clusters in the right side of the box.
6 Insert
the campanula cluster in the centre of the hydrangea cluster and then
insert the cluster of tea tree at the back of the campanula.
7. Fill in with the ivy berry having the berries extending over the edges of the box.
8. Fold
a sword shaped leaf in half and wire across the bottom by placing the
centre of a 22 gauge wire behind the ends of the stem and wind the
right hand wire twice around and then bring the two wire ends straight
down together and insert them on either side of the bottom lily
9. Fold
the dodda vine in a loop and wire it across the ends by placing the
centre of two 22 gauge wires together behind the ends of the stem and
wind the right hand wire twice around and then bring the 2 wire ends
straight down together and insert them below the bottom right
lily.
10. Make a bow - to do this, hold the ribbon
15cm (6") from one end and form the ribbon into two figure eights - one
behind the other with the bottom two loops slightly longer and fanning
out to the sides. Wire the bow by placing the centre of a 22 gauge wire
across the centre and bring the two wire ends down together. Twist one
wire tightly twice around the other wire. Cut the end of each ribbon
tail on a slant. Insert the bow into the right side of the
foam.
11. Spray the arrangement lightly with water.
12. Tie
the ribbon around the small box and tie it in a shoelace bow and cut
the ribbon ends on a slant. Make a small spray by placing a couple of
ivy leaves and a cluster of berries, a hydrangea cluster and a piece of
tie tree together and secure in place with a couple of twists of fine
wire. Secure to the top of the bow and cut of the excess wire.
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 visit our web site on http://www.floral-art-school.com.au
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I will look forward in working with you.
That's it for this month.
Kind Regards
Fay Chamoun
Floral Art School of Australia and
International Floral design School
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