Holiday Design

Just in time for the holidays! Floral designs are more popular around holidays, and this design in particular is a Christmas design. It showcases a formal linear arrangement and lots of holiday cheer!

Design

To start this design, first place floral foam in a dish and secure with clear floral tape. Proceed to cover the foam with moss and secure with wire hair pins. To start this design, create your line. For this example I used white roses to create my main line. Do not use only one bloom of anything, always have multiples. Next, create another line at an angle directly away from the main line. Fill in at the base of the design with foliage and filler flowers. Curly willow is an excellent way to easily extend and highlight the lines that you have created. 

Critique

I like the holiday feel that this design has, but overall it looks messy to me. I think that my asters appear to fog over the lines that I have going with my roses, making it hard to see any direct line. There are a lot of stems in this design and a lot of different angles, and I personally like a more simple design. More color would have been nice, instead of only having one small patch of hypericum berries. 

LIST OF MATERIALS                                           PRICE           MARK UP PRICE
                                                                           Price X3 Equals Mark Up Price

FLOWERS
Hypericum berries (2 @ $0.26 each)                   $0.52            $1.56

Chrysanthemums (4 @ $0.50 each)           $2.00            $6.00

Montecasino Aster (2 @ $0.75 each)                   $1.50            $4.50

1 Star of Bethlehem (1 @ $0.65 each)                $0.65            $1.95

Roses (3 @ $0.65 each)                                    $1.95            $5.85

Additional Materials
     Container (1 bowl - $24/carton - 72 containers/carton)          $0.33
     Foam Oasis (1 Block)                                                               $1.76
                                                                                                                  
                                                                            Total Price: $20.39

Wrist Corsage

If you are teaching these designs to high school students, they will be all ears when it comes to this practical design. Finally, something they can wear and will most likely use at a school formal or prom. Students will have a blast adding their own personal touch to this wearable design; a wrist corsage.

Design

To create a corsage, first create a base to work off of. You can also use a metal base attached to a stretchy wrist band. For this design I used ribbon as my base. I proceed to make bows on the base of the corsage, gluing securely with floral glue. After I had a nice array of bright, contrasting ribbons, I blued down my foliage. I used to blooms of statice to add a touch of color. Once this is dry, it is time to glue your form flower. I used a white orchid. This particular design showcases a thick metal arm wrap, a fun new trend to try. Also keep in my glitter and rhinestones can be glued to the flowers!

Critique

This is very fun, bright design. The different textured offered in satin ribbon, the rough static, soft orchid and smooth metal creates an interesting appeal. I would love to see a high school gal wear this design for a senior prom with a bright dress to go along. 

LIST OF MATERIALS                                           PRICE           MARK UP PRICE
                                                                           Price X4 Equals Mark Up Price

FLOWERS
    Orchid (1 stem @ $36 a plant/ per 10 blooms      $3.60                $14.40
    Statice (1/3 bunch @ $0.65/bunch)                 $0.65                  $2.60
   

Additional Materials
     Thick gauge wire ($0.40/yd)                       $0.40                 $1.20
     Ribbon ($2.00/yd)                                      $2.00                $8.00
                                                                                                                  
                                                                            Total Price: $26.20

Tablescaping

Tablescapes are basically creatively designed table arrangements or centerpieces that showcase or highlight a specific object or collection. In addition to tabletops, items such as bookshelves, coffee tables and mantles can be transformed into a unique tablescape. Tablescaping can also include the strategic placement of tables to create an appealing focal point within a given area, which is a great way to add interest to a room. Tablescapes can also set the mood within a specific place or during a particular event. Tablescaping allows people to express their creative side by adding a personal touch. 

Design

Designing a tablescape will depend on many factors such as what materials you have to work with, what the occasion is, and how much room you have on the table. While designing, strive for harmony within your table, with vases, flowers, table clothes and accessories that pair nicely with each other and the event. Keep in mind what type of event is happening, and what will be taking place at the table. If a meal is being served, ample room for eating is necessary.

Critique

Our design featured smooth, modern and square glass vases. We had simple tall glads to work with and minty eucalyptus, stones and curly willow. By combining these items we mixed earthy with modern and achieved a really cool, unique look. The only part that was not as appealing was all of our group's bud vases together. We all have different design tastes, and so each of us created a slightly different bud vase that did not necessarily have harmony with each other. 

Vertical: Mason Jar Design

Mason Jar Design

The shabby-chic look of the mason jar is one of the trendiest styles around right now. In this design we had some fun with a mason jar and some bright, girly, and vibrant flowers.

DETAILS 

To start this design, use clear floral tape to make a grid across the top of your jar. This will keep the flowers securely in place and help them to maintain structure. Start with your tallest flower, in the example shown below, my tallest flower is stock. For this vertical centerpiece, three stems of stock are used in the middle for height and an even look all around. Next, add your focal flowers along the sides- I used hot pink Gerber daisies, can you say pizazz? Add the focal flowers at even increments along the outside edge of the container. Fill in the remaining empty holes in your grid with a neutral filler flower- I used small white chrysanthemums and wax flowers. To add a little more sparkle to this chic design, tie a ribbon or wire around the jar to bring a pop of color beneath the blooms. 

CRITIQUE

The colors of this design are very attractive and harmonious to the eye. Any girl would drool over this hot pink and purple design. I like that it can be viewed from all angles, so that it could work as a centerpiece. In my design, the chrysanthemums get lost beneath the daisies. I would have preferred a smaller filler flower that could protrude out from under the daisies more elegantly. 

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Formal Linear Design

Formal Linear Design

This unique design is easier than it may look to arrange.

Details 

To create this design, start first by placing soaked floral foam into your contain and taping it down with clear floral tape. Next, green down by adding moss to cover your foam and pinning it down with hair pin wires. The first step in creating this arrangement is making your line. In this example we used Belles of Ireland. In order to get the Belles to form a more linear line, I wired through the middle of the hollow stem. Once your line is created, add your focal flower. I used a bright yellow spider mum. Place the mum towards the front edge of the design. In between the mum and the Belles, place another color at a similar angle to your Belles but not quite parrallel. I used spray roses and celosia. To add extra empasis, lily grass can by looped at different angles along the sides. 

Critique

This unique design was not one of my favorites simply because the color scheme and shape did not go with anything in my apartment. I will say that it was one of the easiest designs to do. 

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Hogarth Curve

Hogarth Curve

With a combination of killer colors and appealing curves, this design will receive endless compliments and requests from potential customers. From all the arrangements forms, this design is the only one named for a person rather than a geometric shape, the English artist William Hogarth (1697 – 1764).  He theorized that all beauty was based on the serpentine S-line. Hogarth floral arrangements display a sophisticated asymmetrical appearance and have a downward sweeping curve that extends below the container rim, they must be constructed, important, in a tall vase often called ‘compote vase’.

From all the arrangements forms, this design is the only one named for a person rather than a geometric shape, the English artist William Hogarth (1697 – 1764). Their shape comes from Hogarth’s self-portrait titled Portrait of the Painter and His Pug, dated 1745, in which the artist drew a serpentine line on a painter’s palette with the words, “The Line of Beauty” under it. He theorized that all beauty was based on the serpentine S-line.

Those floral arrangements display a sophisticated asymmetrical appearance and have a downward sweeping curve that extends below the container rim, they must be constructed, important, in a tall vase often called ‘compote vase’.
- See more at: http://floristi.ca/floral-arrangements/hogarth-curve-design.html#sthash.Nkebo1Kv.dpuf

From all the arrangements forms, this design is the only one named for a person rather than a geometric shape, the English artist William Hogarth (1697 – 1764). Their shape comes from Hogarth’s self-portrait titled Portrait of the Painter and His Pug, dated 1745, in which the artist drew a serpentine line on a painter’s palette with the words, “The Line of Beauty” under it. He theorized that all beauty was based on the serpentine S-line.

Those floral arrangements display a sophisticated asymmetrical appearance and have a downward sweeping curve that extends below the container rim, they must be constructed, important, in a tall vase often called ‘compote vase’.
- See more at: http://floristi.ca/floral-arrangements/hogarth-curve-design.html#sthash.Nkebo1Kv.dpuf

From all the arrangements forms, this design is the only one named for a person rather than a geometric shape, the English artist William Hogarth (1697 – 1764). Their shape comes from Hogarth’s self-portrait titled Portrait of the Painter and His Pug, dated 1745, in which the artist drew a serpentine line on a painter’s palette with the words, “The Line of Beauty” under it. He theorized that all beauty was based on the serpentine S-line.

Those floral arrangements display a sophisticated asymmetrical appearance and have a downward sweeping curve that extends below the container rim, they must be constructed, important, in a tall vase often called ‘compote vase’.
- See more at: http://floristi.ca/floral-arrangements/hogarth-curve-design.html#sthash.Nkebo1Kv.dpuf

From all the arrangements forms, this design is the only one named for a person rather than a geometric shape, the English artist William Hogarth (1697 – 1764). Their shape comes from Hogarth’s self-portrait titled Portrait of the Painter and His Pug, dated 1745, in which the artist drew a serpentine line on a painter’s palette with the words, “The Line of Beauty” under it. He theorized that all beauty was based on the serpentine S-line.

Those floral arrangements display a sophisticated asymmetrical appearance and have a downward sweeping curve that extends below the container rim, they must be constructed, important, in a tall vase often called ‘compote vase’.
- See more at: http://floristi.ca/floral-arrangements/hogarth-curve-design.html#sthash.Nkebo1Kv.dpuf

From all the arrangements forms, this design is the only one named for a person rather than a geometric shape, the English artist William Hogarth (1697 – 1764). Their shape comes from Hogarth’s self-portrait titled Portrait of the Painter and His Pug, dated 1745, in which the artist drew a serpentine line on a painter’s palette with the words, “The Line of Beauty” under it. He theorized that all beauty was based on the serpentine S-line.

Those floral arrangements display a sophisticated asymmetrical appearance and have a downward sweeping curve that extends below the container rim, they must be constructed, important, in a tall vase often called ‘compote vase’.
- See more at: http://floristi.ca/floral-arrangements/hogarth-curve-design.html#sthash.Nkebo1Kv.dpuf

 Details

To start, first add floral foam to your container and green down with foliage to cover the container. Here we used moss and secured it with wire pins.Start by creating your line, or in this case, curve. I used to branches of heather for the base of my curve. These stems may need some coaxing to bend in the correct way. Simply run your hand down the stem slowly, warming them up and shaping them they way that you need. To add to the curve I used ornamental peppers wire and wrapped. Next, at your focal flower. I used a bright yellow gerber daisy. This should go in the center of the design. From there, add more color (such as the roses that I used at the bottom) and more filler. You may want to add foliage behind your focal flower as well.

Critique

I absolutely love the way this design turned out. The complementary colors really make this arrangement pop. I like the contrast of the red rose with the yellow daisy, but I can see how they are compete for the "spot light" a bit. A smaller flower would have worked better in place of the rose. 

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Crescent Design

Crescent Design

The crescent design showcases skills that students will learn further into the class such as taping and wiring. The inverted crescent (show below) requires coaxing to create the angle of the downward/upward crescent. This design will be sure catch the eye with it's appealing curves and large focal point.

Details

To begin this design, secure your floral foam to your container using clear floral tape. Proceed to cover your foam with moss, and secure the moss with hair pin wires. Next, create your lines. You may need to coax the stems of your line flowers to bend in with the curve of your line by slowly running your fingers down the stem to warm and bend. To extend flowers longer, wire and tape them to the right distance from the container. Next, add your focal flower. We used large hydrangeas. Don't forget to add filler flowers and greenery throughout. 

 

 

 

Critique

I love the formal look of this design and the draping moss coming from the sides. It looks like it belongs in a victorian mansion, not a poor college student's apartment. The purple carnations worked nicely for my inverted line and add a pop of color. I love the background of hydrangea leaves for foliage, it really brings the arrangement together. 

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