Floral Design

FLORAL DESIGN PORTFOLIO

MARY WHITNEY EVINS

TAPING A WIRE

Materials: ▪ Wire ▪ Floral Tape

Instructions: ▪ Hold wire in one hand and tape in the other ▪ Place tape at the top of the wire and stretch tape down as you roll the wire through your fingers

MAKING A BOW Materials: ▪ Wire ▪ Floral Tape ▪ Acetate Satin Ribbon Instructions: ▪ Tape Wire ▪ Cut 6-7” streamer; set aside ▪ Make small loop around thumb and half twist ▪ Make 3” long loop up, crunch together, half twist ▪ Alternate from top to bottom until there are 5-6 loops on each side ▪ Add streamer to bottom and crunch ribbon together ▪ Place wire through center loop and to the back, pull and twist tightly ▪Fluff

FLOWERS TO WEAR (SINGLE FLOWER CORSAGE) Materials: ▪ 1 Standard Rose ▪ #24 Gauge Wire ▪ Pittosporum Foliage ▪ #28 Gauge Wire ▪ #3 Satin Ribbon ▪ Floral Tape Instructions: ▪ Get wet paper towel to keep plant material moist ▪ Cut 24” wire in half and set aside ▪ Make 3” across bow and fluff using satin ribbon (angle cut ribbon) ▪ Cut stem of rose, leave 1” natural stem ▪ Use the other half of the 24” wire to pierce the ovary of the rose (Pierce Method), fold arms of wire up, mist flower, and set aside ▪ Cut pittosporum, leave 1” natural stem ▪ Use 28” wire (lightest possible) bring through leaves, fold wire down, and wrap one side around twice (Wrap Around Method) ▪ Use floral tape to wrap rose and foliage to cover pierce points and wire (about 3” down) ▪ Inspect guard petals ▪ Bend flower to 45 degree angle to face out ▪ Add corsage pin parallel to stem ▪ Pin on shoulder (bring pin through or around stem/through fabric and back through top)

FLOWERS TO WEAR (WRIST CORSAGE) Materials: ▪ 3’ 12 Gauge Decorative Wire ▪ #9 Sheer Ribbon ▪ 1 Stem Spray Roses ▪ Cold, Oasis Glue Instructions: ▪ Get wet paper towel to keep plant material moist ▪ Twist 12 gauge wire into a spiral on both ends ▪ Wrap the wire around your finger tips to make spirals (make sure there are a lot of curls in the center) ▪ Pound down the wire ▪ Take a yard and a half of the sheer ribbon and tie the center of the ribbon to the center of the wire ▪ Make a puff a quarter down the wire and tie again (repeat at the end of the wire and on the other side) ▪ Cut 3 spray roses (cut the ovary off) ▪ Put adhesive on sepals of the flower (the base) and the base of the ovary ▪ Let the glue set for a few seconds, then nestle roses together on the wire in the center of the wristlet and let dry ▪ Suggestion: Make a focal for spray rose placement rather than placing roses all the way around the cuff. Centralized design.

▪ Lightly mist ▪ Bend around wrist

FLOWERS TO WEAR (BOUTONN I È RE) Materials: ▪ Nest Made of 4’ of Bullion ▪ 1 Bells of Ireland Bract ▪ 1 Corsage Pin ▪ 2’ of 24 Gauge Decorative Wire Instructions: ▪ Get wet paper towel to keep plant material moist ▪ Take bullion and roll into sphere, flatten, and form into a nest ▪ Cut 6” of decorative wire and fold into a bobby pin shape ▪ Place through nest then take the elf cap of bells of Ireland and place it in the center of the nest ▪ Put corsage pin through the middle of the bells of Ireland ▪ Form decorative wire into an L, hold parallel to the pin and wrap it around the base all the way to the bottom ▪ Wrap bottom of pin carefully and cut at the base

FLOWERS TO CARRY Materials: ▪ 5 Midollino Sticks (Armature) ▪ 5 Lilly Grass Blades ▪ 1 Fatsia Leaf ▪ 1 Stem Mimosa ▪ 2 Gerbera ▪ #24 Gauge Decorative Wire ▪ Bullion Instructions: ▪ Get wet paper towel to keep plant material moist ▪ Take bullion and wrap the base of the blades of grass 4x, wrap up the blade with 1/2” space, wrap once at top and reverse back down the blade. Repeat x4 ▪ Tie 2 sticks into a knot (make middle loop 5”) ▪ Take 8” of wire and wrap middle around the middle on both sides ▪ Cut remaining 3 sticks in half, use remaining wire to hold sticks in place perpendicular to hoop (use wire cutters to make tight) ▪ Use 5yds of wire to make webbing across hoop, twist on end, bring across, and thread 3x repeat 6x, ball up remaining wire and thread into place ▪ Put daisy through wiring (one above and one below) ▪ Place mimosa, grass blades, and leaf below ▪ Wad 8yds of bullion to make band to hold together ▪ Weave Lilly grass through webbing (in orbits, not bunny ears) ▪ Mist, and deliver

VASE ARRANGEMENT (INTERLACED STEM METHOD) Materials: ▪ Vase ▪ Mixed Foliages (Salal & Pittosphorum) ▪ 6 Roses ▪ Babies Breath (Gypsophila) Instructions: ▪ Get wet paper towel to keep plant material moist ▪ Fill vase with flower food ▪ Remove foliage below waterline ▪ Add greenery to vase in a low mound using interlaced stem method (network of stems to hold roses in place) ▪ Place first triangle of roses on the rim of the container (full arrangement should be 1 1/2 to 2x the height of the container) ▪ Place second triangle in-between the other triangle ▪ Cloud-like placement of babies breath as filler ▪ Pick up arrangement, remove foliage below waterline, replace in new vase ▪ Mist, and deliver

VASE ARRANGEMENT (TAPED GRID METHOD) Materials: ▪ Vase or Low Bowl ▪ Waterproof Tape ▪ Mixed Foliages (Salal & Pittosphorum) ▪ 6 Roses ▪ Oriental Lilly ▪ Babies Breath (Gypsophila) Instructions: ▪ Get wet paper towel to keep plant material moist ▪ Fill vase with flower food and make a grid around the top with waterproof tape (add an extra band around the perimeter as an “insurance policy” ▪ Put fresh flower food in the container ▪ Start at the rim and add foliage (at an angle) ▪ Add yellow roses in triangular placement ▪ Create mound of foliage (to look like a plant) ▪ Add oriental Lilly (4) (remove anthers) ▪ Add more roses ▪ Add babies breath in sprigs ▪ Mist, and deliver (this arrangement can be made ahead of time)

MOUND CENTERPIECE Materials: ▪ Floral Knife ▪ 1/3 Brick Fresh Floral Foam ▪ 5 Stems Leather Leaf Fern ▪ 3 Roses ▪ 3 Stems Miniature Carnations ▪1 Stem Spray Chrysanthemums

▪Studio Container ▪Waterproof Tape ▪2 Stems Pittosporum ▪2 Carnations ▪3 Bunches Babies Breath (per lab section)

Instructions: ▪ Get wet paper towel to keep plant material moist ▪ Place 1/3 hydrated fresh floral foam in center of container (to hydrate foam fill bin with flower food solution, drop foam in solution and leave it for 30 seconds) ▪ Cut 4 corners off and use waterproof tape to tape mechanic into container. Wrap tightly around edges in 2 parallel bands and add extra around the rim (as insurance) ▪ Think of a 5 pointed star for leather-leaf placement (one at rim of container, angled downward (2 inches of stem in foam), 1 in the middle straight up, and make a triangle around the center) ▪ Fill gaps (be sure to cover foam and tape) ▪ Add pittosphorum (repeat process) ▪ Use roses to make a middle triangle (4” rose stem) ▪ Carnations (1 as tall as container is long in center, other 2” shorter beside it) ▪ Spray Chrysanthemums (use triangular placement and avoid letting flowers touch) ▪ Go back and add foliage in void spots ▪ Miniature carnations (triangular placement) ▪ Add babies breath (it needs to float among the plain of the flowers) ▪ Make sure all mechanics are covered (remember the lower part of the design) ▪ Mist, and deliver

DIAMOND CENTERPIECE (WITH FOLIAGE) Materials: ▪ Floral Knife ▪ 1/3 Brick Fresh Floral Foam ▪ 4 Stems Leather Leaf Fern ▪ 1 Stem Red Huck ▪ 1 Stem Rosemary ▪ 7 Stems Galax

▪Studio Container ▪Waterproof Tape ▪3 Stems Plumosa ▪2 Stems Salal ▪2 Clusters of Eucalyptus Berries

Instructions: ▪ Get wet paper towel to keep plant material moist ▪ Place 1/3 hydrated fresh floral foam in center of container (to hydrate foam fill bin with flower food solution, drop foam in solution and leave it for 30 seconds) ▪ Cut 4 corners off (if it fits snug then there is no need for tape) ▪ Rosemary (1 1/2x length of container) break and widdle, place in side and angle downward ▪ Red Huck (1 1/2x) on the opposite side of the foam ▪ Galax (directly in the center near the bottom on both sides) ▪ Leather leaf (2x height of container) place in center straight up (4”) ▪ Fill 4 corners (group materials, stay within diamond geometry, long and low) ▪ Group salal with rosemary and leather leaf with red huck (fill in the gaps, stay clustered) ▪ Roll galax leaf like a rose and place towards the center using triangular placement ▪ Fill in transition points with scraps ▪ Use eucalyptus berries near the center of the design ▪ Use plumosa as an asymmetrical accent ▪ Make sure all mechanics are covered (remember the lower part of the design) ▪ Mist, and deliver

SYMMETRICAL PYRAMID Materials: ▪ Floral Knife ▪ 1/3 Brick Fresh Floral Foam ▪ 3 Stems Larkspur ▪ 3 Stems Alstroemeria ▪ Red Huckleberry ▪ Pittosporum

▪Studio Container ▪Waterproof Tape ▪2 Stems Hypericum ▪Long Myrtle ▪Salal Leaves ▪2 Stems Spider Chrysanthemums

Instructions: ▪ Get wet paper towel to keep plant material moist ▪ Place 1/3 hydrated fresh floral foam in center of container (to hydrate foam fill bin with flower food solution, drop foam in solution and leave it for 30 seconds) ▪ Myrtle (remove small branches to create a prominent stem) (2 1/2x length) place in the back center of the foam) ▪ 3” myrtle in the very front resting on the rim and work in remaining myrtle ▪ Use red huckleberry to fill in the gaps, keep in the pyramid and work forward in design ▪ Use pittosphorum as the center front focal point ▪ Larkspur (1- least open, 2x length, mirror first placement, 2- downward to left (halfway), 3- downward to right, most open, shorter) ▪ Spider chrysanthemums (largest at lower in focal area, facing towards viewer), (smaller above it, leave foliage if possible, 1 1/2x length, between larkspur placements) ▪ Austromeria (same length at sides (low), 3- triangular placement between spiders) ▪ Use salal to cover foam ▪ Hypericum (sprigs in lower parts of design, 2-a little higher) ▪ Use immature buds as a filler ▪ Make sure all mechanics are covered (remember the lower part of the design) ▪ Mist, and deliver

ASYMMETRIC DESIGN ▪Studio Container ▪Waterproof Tape ▪Curling Ribbon ▪1 Piece Aspidistra ▪3 Dendrobium Orchids

$65 Retail Value

Materials: ▪ Floral Knife ▪ 1/3 Brick Fresh Floral Foam ▪ Scissors ▪ 5 Pieces Bear Grass ▪ 2 Birds of Paradise

Instructions: ▪ Get wet paper towel to keep plant material moist ▪ Bird of Paradise- peel open green bracts to force open and expose flowers, mist ▪ Bear Grass- tape blades to side of table (3” from rim), tie curling ribbon around first blade (double knot), weave under, over, under, over, loop back and repeat alternating (13” long) cut extension, wrap, make loop around the back on the left, and tie a double knot ▪ Cut corners and sides of fresh floral foam to form a rounded top ▪ Wrap aspedistra around foam and insert stem into the bottom, wedge foam into place (left side of container) ▪ Place bird of paradise (1x length), angle placed in the center left, 2- (2x length) below first ▪ Orchid (2x length) place where stem touches rim and arches downward ▪ Bear grass (fresh cut stems, place low on opposite side) ▪ Place left over orchids close to the foam ▪ Arch belt over and through arrangement, use ribbon to hold belt in place ▪ Make sure all mechanics are covered (remember the lower part of the design) ▪ Mist, and deliver

PARALLEL SYSTEM DESIGN Materials: ▪ Floral Knife ▪ 1/3 Brick Fresh Floral Foam ▪ Reindeer Moss ▪ 4 Stems Liatris ▪ 3 Stems Standard Carnations

▪Studio Container ▪Stem Wrap ▪#24 Gauge Wire ▪Spanish Moss ▪1 Stem Button Spray Chrysanthemums

$45 Retail Value

Instructions: ▪ Get wet paper towel to keep plant material moist ▪ Place 1/3 hydrated fresh floral foam in center of container (sharply bevel corners and sides 1 1/2” above rim) ▪ Take a wire and wrap it with stem wrap ▪ Stretch Spanish moss into a line. Into taped wire, roll into a birds nest ▪ Place liatris in a zig zag line in foam (1- 2x length, screwdriver cut, center; 2- 1” shorter, center; 3- 2” shorter; 4- 4” shorter) ▪ Cut wire into 4 pieces and bend like hair pins ▪ Place nest in open space on edge, use pins to hold nest in place (must face up) ▪ Carnations, short stemmed (triangular placement, base of design) ▪ Pin reindeer moss around the bottom to cover foam ▪ Button chrysanthemums- use at bottom of design (must face straight up) ▪ Make sure all mechanics are covered (remember the lower part of the design) ▪ Mist, and deliver

IKEBANA Materials: ▪ Floral Knife ▪ #24 Gauge Decorative Wire ▪ #12 Gauge Decorative Wire ▪ 1 Dianthus “Green Trick”

▪Studio Container ▪Wire Cutters ▪Water ▪3 Dutch Iris

$ Priceless Retail Value

Instructions: ▪ Get wet paper towel to keep plant material moist ▪ Curl #12 wire into curly Q, ball it up to make mechanic (Kubari) ▪ Hold 4” segment of #24 gauge wire and wrap around container 6x (1/3 of the way in the container), twist together, repeat in length of container ▪ Work Kubari into wires and wrap into place (make sure it is stable) ▪ Use extra #24 wire through center to keep in place (feet at bottom increase stability) ▪ Fill container halfway with water ▪ Grade Dutch iris in size ▪ 1- Heaven (Shin) - 2x container ▪ 2- Man (Soe)- 1” shorter ▪ 3- Earth (Tai) - 2” shorter ▪ 4- Promise (Jushi) - bottom of design as filler ▪ Mist, and deliver

PRESSED FLORAL DESIGN Materials: ▪ Floral Knife ▪Scissors ▪ 8.5”x 11” Card Stock ▪8”x 10” Frame w/ Glass ▪ Pressed Plant Materials ▪Glue ▪ Cardboard Square ▪Wood Pick Instructions: ▪ Take out all pressed plant materials and arrange by type on a paper towel (materials will be fragile) ▪ Measure card stock to glass, cut, and set aside ▪ Give yourself a 1” margin around the edge before you start your design ▪ Arrange pressed materials in a frame shape, use triangular placement ▪ Carefully glue down materials in place on card stock (very little glue is needed) ▪Wait for everything to dry and place in frame

Mother’s Day- Ladies’ Tea Materials: ▪ Floral Knife ▪ 1 Brick Fresh Floral Foam ▪ 3 Stems Larkspur ▪ 3 Stems Monte Cassino Aster ▪ 2 Stems Fuji Chrysanthemums ▪ 2 Blades Lilly Grass ▪ 2 Stems Spray Chrysanthemums ▪ Moss (as needed)

▪Container ▪#24 Gauge Wire ▪3 Stems Alstroemeria ▪2 Stems Aspidistra ▪1 Stem Color-painted Salal ▪Leather Leaf Fern

Instructions: ▪ Get wet paper towel to keep plant material moist ▪ Place hydrated fresh floral foam in center of container (cut extra to wedge in container to secure mechanic) ▪ Start with linear materials (larkspur) Place one in the center (1/3 back into foam) and the other two out of each side ▪ Place fuji chrysanthemums in focal area, one towards the base and the other slightly higher ▪ Roll Aspidistra place one in lower focal area and one near the back (use wire to secure) ▪ Use triangular placement with other materials throughout the design to fill in symmetrical pyramid ▪ Use leather-leaf, salal, and moss to cover mechanics and fill in holes in design ▪ Drape blades of lily grass in arc over design ▪ Make sure all mechanics are covered (remember the lower part of the design) ▪ Mist, and deliver

HELPFUL HINTS ▪ Everything must be “On Time, and Perfect” ▪ Bad things happen to good people all the time, don’t let it be you ▪ Line, Mass, Filler ▪ When in doubt, Use Triangular Placement ▪ Oasis Floral Foam is the best ▪ Always use a floral knife... (blade down, thumb under, pull material away from you) ▪ You should be able to remove all materials except for the filler and still be able to see the geometric shape ▪ Never have foliage below the water line (make stems as long as possible in vase design) ▪ Don’t let moss sit in water (it takes up all the water and makes a huge mess) ▪ Group like materials ▪ Let the material show you how it wants to be used ▪ The focal area should be the area with the greatest concentration of plant materials ▪ Remember and apply the Principles and Elements of design!