Festive arrangements

I love fall for many reasons but I absolutely love the fall colors. Oranges and reds are some of my favorite. This pulchritudinous (pretty, stunning) pumpkin was fun to make but also very challenging. It taught me a lot about my self: I’m not very good at evenly distributing colorful flowers, I’m a very slow worker and I have no patience. Time seemed to fly by. Eventually I came up with this.

Bud Vase

This is a simple but cute sunflower in a bud vase. I love the orange and red.

Baby's Breath Halo

This week was my Floral Design teachers, Megan Harris, last week.  she'll be missed. One reason i'll miss her so much is because she always has fun things for us to make. Thursday we made halos that a flower girl would wear.

Boutonnieres and flower rings

So our class ended up with some extra flowers from our boutonnières which gave me the opportunity to make another. This one was pink. Because it was my second time, and I knew what i was doing, I twisted some wire as decoration then sprayed it with gold sparkles.

That same day, we made flower rings. They look super cute and they were really easy.  All you have to do is twist a piece of wire a few times into a swirl then wrap it around you finger twice, twist the other side and tah-dah! You have a ring.  We dipped our flower in glue then put it on top of the twisty things. Sounds complex but really it only takes a few minutes.

White Carnation Boutonniere

This past friday in class we made Boutonnieres.  It was tons of fun and a lot easier than it looks. But being so indecisive it took forever for me to settle on one design. this is how mine turned out.

Flower of the day: Anthurium

Common Name: Flamingo flower Botanical Name: Anthurium
Colors: Anthurium flowers can come in almost any color. By crossbreading them you can make or mix any colors you want. Most commonly they come in red, pink, green, peach, white and purple.
Season: spring to late summer
Where it grows: it can be a house plant but is found in wet tropical areas such as South America, and Hawaii.
Form: I would call them heart shaped but the real terms are tulip, butterfly and obake shaped.
How it is sold: Sold individually for close to $5 per stem. 
Vase life: A very nice thing about these flowers are that the can stay 2-4 weeks in an arrangement. Their vase life is considered very long for a flower.
Special care: If you were to keep them indoors they will have to be kept between 60-72 degrees. They need lower light than other house plants.
Meaning: In Greek the name anthurium means "tail flower." They symbolize hospitality because of their open, heart shape.
Interesting Facts: Anthurium is the Hawaii state flower.