Florsitry Course Week 10

A very busy week at college this week, so not much chat and a few photos.

We had an assessment day and here is my funeral - loose posy pad, I got a Merit for this arrangement, as this was the first time I had done it - I'd never practiced it in class I was pretty pleased with that!!
Below is my loose posy in a basket with handles, I got a Distinction for this design, and was very pleased, I took the basket and ribbon from home and some of the flowers too, to add to what was available from college, as with the arrangement above too.

My form linear arrangement too, I managed a Distinction for this one as well, I was pleased with this one, yellow Eremurus, orange gerbera, an anthurium leaf and monstera leaf, a very good interpretation of this modern and European style.

And here is my pew end, I managed a Merit here too, just missed out on a Distinction because the tutor thought it was uneconomical even though I had not worked out the price, in fact it came in at the £21.50 mark which was only slightly over the £20 costing we had been given, may challenge that one, there is no leeway in her marking whatsoever.

A planted design, which looks really nice, back into the normal classes again now!

Below is the space that we have to produce a window display it won't be there but in the college front entrance, I am working with J for mine and am looking forward to it enormously, that is going to happen on the 4th May which seems ages away.

This is the area where I have to put my planted design and maintain it for 6 weeks, this is on the college main reception desk, so I am going to have to think carefully about what plants I am going to put in there. Not sure when this design in going in situ yet, after Easter holidays I would think.

A different view of the spot my design will go, not sure what the conditions there will be like, time will tell.

And then on Thursday I was off for my third day at my work placement and I still haven't told them!! Am I being difficult about it with them, too bloody right, they deserve it.

Ciao

Sue

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Reading challenge 10/16 - currently reading Songbird by Josephine Cox

Spring Term Week 6

The final week before half term and I am now over half way through the course, which I find difficult to believe as there seems so much work still to be done. Below is an arrangement I did at home which was for the funeral unit, a textured cushion. Even though I say so myself a fantastic arrangement, but let down by my photography.

A textured arrangement has to be just that a variety of different textures and styles of material to create an interesting display, this would be for a very specific funeral and is not an incredibly popular style in the UK at the moment, but this style does have a charm all of its own. It is a style that can be adapted, if you were doing a tribute for a gardener, someone who had been interested in art or sewing, this style could be adapted to those interests and there are some good photos of examples of these to be found.

I have used everything from anthurium (which gives real impact at the centre), to cinnamon sticks, bark, different varieties of fir cones, eryngium or sea holly (the thistle looking blue flower) to narcissus and hypericum. I found some lovely and unusual ivy and have also used Spanish and Reindeer Moss. The rest of the girls were well taken with this design and I was very pleased with it.

Above is the start of a new unit, Weddings - which I have to confess I wasn't looking forward to this unit, as I know how much wiring can go into wedding work, but I have enjoyed it so far! Above is my first attempt at a boutonniere, which is a buttonhole, but made out of several small buds and flowers (all of the same type) to create something which is more elaborate than a buttonhole but not quite a corsage. The one above is a simple one of hyacinth flowers and ivy, but very pretty nonetheless.

We have also moved onto function decorating too and here is my first attempt at a pew end or chair decoration. Not a bad attempt apparently, but I wasn't really that thrilled with it. But I managed to get it onto the chair and it stayed in place quite happily. Below it is mounted on our 'pew' made of cardboard and fastened to the end of a desk, but it works very well indeed.

Ciao

Sue

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Reading challenge 10/16 - currently reading Songbird by Josephine Cox