I found a few bouquets of seeded, spiral and silver dollar eucalyptus. Also picked us some white statice, yellow mums, some lovely green that felt like lamb's ear, blue thistles, and an unidentified reddish-pink flower. I realized afterwards that I unknowingly followed the same color palatte as on New Year's!
I was able to get two large arrangements out of the $20 I spent. Week by week I'm finding a little more confidence in my "flower skillz." I only wish I could practice every day, but darn flowers for being so expensive!
I absolutely loved the blue thistles. The pictures don't do them justice, but they pop against the yellow mums.
The red flowers were beautiful as well. Why is red, yellow, and blue so gorgeous together? Primary colors are the best.
The second arrangement I put in a large mason jar. Poor jar was packed full by the time I was done with it.
The blue of the thistle combined with the blueish-greenish-gray of the eucalyptus is really gorgeous. My apartment smelled lovely!
And, as always, Domo gets to enjoy the flowers. And Patrick's Bayonetta got to enjoy them for the first time.
Now I'm off to take care of a sick boyfriend. It was a wonderful Sunday and I truly enjoyed kicking back with some music, episodes of "Four Weddings," and playing with flowers.
2 comments:
Keep at it! Practice really is the key. I find that when I practice more I feel more confident in my work and designing feels more natural and less forced.
How are you enjoying classes at San Joaquin Delta. I was taking mine at American River College, but I haven't been very impressed by a couple of the instructors. Since I live in Elk Grove it's about the same distance for me to drive to Stockton as to North Sacramento. Just curious if you like the program there.
I couldn't agree more. Thanks for the tip and encouragement. Practice doesn't make it perfect, but it sure makes things flow much easier!
The program at San Joaquin Delta is a part of their Adult Workshop series. It's very informal, non-graded, and after finishing 6 classes you get a non-accredited certificate. There is only one instructor and her goal is to teach you the basics and have fun doing it! It's really geared towards the person looking to begin a new hobby. I've actually looked at a few other programs in the area because I was thinking about looking at a more formal, accredited program. How many courses do you have to take to finish the program at ARC?
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