Today was more getting course work sorted out and completed. I've now completed the Summative Profile and tidied up some other bits for the learning journal section which I will complete tomorrow hopefully.
This afternoon it was something much more fun as I headed off to the flower wholesalers I use just the other side of Woburn Safari Park, near Eversholt in Bedforshire. I took Jamie as he hadn't been before. It is one of those places that if you are a flower arranger it is heaven on earth there is so much stuff you just want to have it all, and everything you see you think, I could use that, I could use that, and that and that. So I have to be very disciplined with myself. I had a shopping list, as I was going with a purpose, although I did spot a couple of things which will be going onto a future shopping list!
I wanted to get some sundries and some flowers as I am entering the Bucks County Show flower arranging classes on Thursday so I wanted to get my flowers and get them conditioned (let them have a really good drink) so they will be ready to work with. I ended up spending a small fortune but at this stage I don't really know how much of everything I am going to need. I tried not to have everything I was doing set in stone, as I may not be able to get the flowers or foliage that I am after, so would make final choices once I had seen what was available. Luckily I managed to get just about everything I was after either at Hillyards or at Frosts Garden Centre at Woburn Sands. But as a taster some of the flowers I am using are chrysanthemums, roses, calla lilies, phlox, carnations, asters and even a petunia or two out of the garden.
Here are some pictures of some of the things I bought, some for Thursday and some for general use. For pictures of the flowers you will have to wait and see the completed designs and see how I do on Thursday (fingers crossed). I started flower arranging less than a year ago and here I am on the eve of entering my first competition, it is so exciting!
One of the classes for the Bucks County Show is an arrangement in a basket, I bought this one as I thought I may use it, but decided on a different one I bought today instead, but this will come in very handy too, also in this picture is the biggest ball of string (ever!) which cost me less than a small one would at Hobbycraft, and I suspect I will use it up (eventually!) and a small bag of feathers, which may or may not get used on Thursday.
I totally fell in love with this basket, and it was only £1.75 I have an idea to do a rustic continental or parallel arrangement in this, it should work well.
Finally a kenzan or pin holder (85p a snip!) used for Ikebana, some copper coloured wire, feathers, candle holder and some blacks beads on wire. Sue
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Reading challenge 8/16 - currently reading Lovers and Players by Jackie Collins
Jamie's Reading challenge 4/12 - currently reading Rotten Romans by Terry Deary
SLYMI - 1/52
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