Christmas Week 2011

Christmas week this year, my boss wanted me designing the entire time! It was quite an honor to be trusted with that kind of responsibility.

Above is a picture of an arrangement I made for myself at the end of the Christmas week, but the entire week was full of making arrangements like these for customers. That is primarily what I did: centerpieces.

Aside from the oblong Christmas centerpieces, I also made round centerpieces like the one below. There are two views: top view and side view. I apologize for the low quality; I took them with my cell phone.

This particular centerpiece did not call for a candle.



My favorite part about this week was learning how to make ribbon tucks, rather than full-on bows. I really, really like the simple elegance it adds to the arrangements. And they are much easier than real bows. :)

I also made a few Teleflora arrangements. Below is Peppermint Posies. I think it has too many greens and not enough flowers in it, but we were running seriously short on red and white flowers by this time of the week.

What a valuable work week this has been. I am looking forward to being trusted with more responsibilities like these and being able to improve on my abilities to design.

I Love Working With Flowers!

I had a fantastic couple days working with flowers this last week. I:

• took the initiative at work to put out a bark dust fire at the back of our shop while my supervisor was busy with customers.
• got to help put together some rose bunches at work.
• answered the phone for the first time at the shop (only to put them on hold, LOL, but I learned how to answer calls and put them on hold!).
• asked my supervisor about the flowers needed for a beautiful arrangement I have seen her and my manager both do, and will get to make it as soon as I buy the flowers.
• made my very first "modern" arrangement in class.
• made two beautiful arrangements last week in class--one with flowers in class and one with leftovers.
• was told by my teacher that I have improved a lot since the last time I took her class, almost a year ago.

I realized today that the true test of my ability as a florist will be when somebody says to me, "Put these flowers into an arrangement for me" and watches me as I do so. I have a feeling that'll come up soon.

I am excited about every little new thing I learn or achieve pertaining to floristry. I am so eager to learn more!

My modern arrangement

Arrangement from last week

Arrangement done with leftovers