The Sweet Peas 2012 Our first meeting

     

We are A group of women that want to encourage anyone who needs love. We do this by arranging flowers and creating cards. We are in the habit of spreading love and joy one petal at a time

                      We begin with the Frame, using Myrtle(very fragrant)

                               I assist showing where the height should be.

                           We begin to add Roses in a stair step fashion

                                                    Filling in spots with filler

                                                    Ya HOOO.. We did it!

   

                        We had some extra Gerbs to add color to any
                                                                     table

                          A final showing of it being presented  in a                                 memorial  service.

I want to thank Waffa for taking wonderful pics of our group. Shes an amazing photographer and I want to add how the girls really supported each other as we did our first arrangement.

A little bit country

 Simple but cute.

 I spray painted this basket. It was a brownish one. too bright needed to mute it.

Simple .. kinda Country.. You know how hard it was for me to just leave as is.. I wanted to mess with it. really I did. Im trying so hard to keep it simple .. Just sometimes....

oh natural meets Palm bark

So this is the last day of class. And once again Betty says:" Use whatever you can find  in the class".

I found this Palm bark.. I placed all the foliage and mums in an Oasis and this is what I got.

 A little goes a long way. I like how I used a lot of foliage and little flowers. And very inexpensive to boot

 We have this "palm stuff" all over the grounds in San Diego CA.. All you have to do is look. Especially after a rain storm. Yes we get those... Like two times a year..

 I love this little curve to it.

 Nice support for the arrangement.This aint going no where.

 Please ignore the glue in the front.. I didn't have time to cover it.

 AHH such a simple but strong and hardy flower

 Now I normally wouldn't  have chose any of these items. But I was forced to. Its a good thing because I need to work out of my normal colors and experiment a little.

 Sorry bout that stuff in the front.. Remember I found this in the class... Mercy please. I could easy move some greens on top of it..

 I like working with oddball material and thinking: "Gee what I can do with this." I absolutely do not like working with vases and barely like working with your normal containers. Well I guess let me rephrase that I will do it BUT Id rather not.. Not unless I can spray paint it!
Until next time

Fun and Fab Feathers

Betty ( my teacher ) said to just go around the room and find what ever and make something on this day. so here you go.

This bowl is actually really small. You could probably put a cup of rice in it.

Over to the right I found some really cool feathers. I just plooped them in there.. .

  Just an added something. I actually did this one first but didn't like it. So I pulled it all apart. Then Betty asked me what I did with it .. I said I destroyed it.. She laughed ... So I decided to put it back together... Just for her.It kind of looks like a cupcake with a little candle in the middle.

      I actually like this design I have never seen anything like it. I guess thats why the different the better for me I guess. at least for now.

The End ...

Formal Linear

 This is called Formal Linear

Of German Origin. they are true hybrid in mass designs that comprise both Oriental Linearity and European mass. They are referred to as "High style designs"

 A closer look at these beautiful Petals. I cut  them off a tree just outside our classroom.. I just wish I could remember what it was called. In fact everything here is from the outside except the broom greens in the background.

Here is another item( the brown "dead" bark) that I found in the garden just lying there. So I thought it would be nice to have in the arrangement

This container was found in the classroom it was an ugly shiny orange. I just HAD to use the container and spray it this wonderful Gold

Formal linear designs are clearly defined lines and angles which you would use unusual material forms. Showcasing distinctive materials , strong lines and interesting shapes

Side View

The Clean distinct lines created with the floral materials may be straight and or curved and the straight lines maybe vertical horizontal and or diagonal. These strong lines should create a feeling of movement and should converge in the center.

What I am finding out is I love "LESS is MORE" and I love working with color making sure that it complements each-other. Not a miss match of stuff. I love simple but I do need to refrain not using ALL of what the teacher gives us. In fact the only thing I used that the teacher gave us was the greens. Everything else I found outside. I even shoveled up some small rocks with my hands and placed them in the container.
Thanks for stopping by.
What I learned is Less is more and I love this style!

Easter Basket

For this blog Ill let the pictures speak louder than my words