Saturday, November 10, 2012

Floral Design 2: Pumpkin Design

Next up, I did a design in a pumpkin. That was fun, and I can't wait till Summer when I can make a design in a watermelon. Seasonal designs are so much fun!


 In the beginning, there was a simple pumping (and a sick Kenzie).
















 I etched fall leaves into the pumpkin - which took a long time but ended up looking great





And in the end, it looked like this!



Floral Design 1: Boutonnières

Just realized that I'm almost done with the whole semester and haven't posted any of my floral design pictures. Here's the first set. I learned how to make boutonnières and they are super fun and easy. In fact, after I learned how to do this I wrote instructions and taught my whole English class. Like I said, super fun! I'm dying to make more, so if you ever want one . . .  




I wore this one. It was really a beautiful purple, but my phone doesn't catch blues and purples well.
 This is a traditional rose, baby's breath, and leatherleaf fern boutonnière.
 In this one we were learning how to make simple things to use in your hair. I'd love to make a string of these for a crown or something.
 This one's my favorite. I love the wildflower boutonnières. They're dainty and sweet. I could make tons of these super fast. That one flower is hanging off there, but when you pin it on it looks great.
Just another picture of my favorite one - check out the cool wiring I came up with!
These are super simple and cheap. I taught my English class how to do these ones. The leaf is fun too because there's a wiring technique for leaves that allows you to bend them in shapes to look cool in the boutonnière.