Floral Design Class: Hand-tied Bouquet

This week we got to practice some more bouquet making and we got to bring our own flowers in.  I found these at Trader Joe's and I'm pretty happy with them because it's been a few days now and the flowers still look alive and lovely. 




We had the closing ceremony for our Secret Pal exchange at work, so I had a little left over to make my gift recipient a little tussy-mussy.

Mother's Day

For Mother's Day this year I decided to practice and let my Mom hopefully enjoy the fruits of this practice.  I found the gorgeous pink heather at a local flower market and I snatched it up and quickly bought it.  As I walked to the car, however, I remembered that the one color my Mom loathes is pink.  I think, though, the amazing fragrance of the heather made up for its color.  I used purple statice and first learned of my hatred for mums.  Maybe the mums from Trader Joe's were old or something, but they were unruly and their heads kept popping off.  I liked the wildflowery, summery look and it looked great on the dining room table!

My Mom enjoyed her arrangement and the little present I left her on her bedside table.