Last Friday, I spent an hour hanging out with the director and floral instructor from FlowerSchool New York for my first post at Elizabeth Street. I wanted expert advice for arranging flowers, particularly the ones from grocery stores pictured here. I love their ideas of selecting the best roses, buying the proper tools, a simple trick to knowing how high to make your arrangements and other great tidbits of info I'll never forget. I'm planning on silently judging my friends if I see them breaking the any of the rules. ha
PS I'm dying to take one of FlowerSchool New York's classes in January/February. I hear that's when they get all their spring flowers. Wouldn't that be the best way to cure the winter blues? I hope I can feature them again! Enjoy the outtakes! Oh, and thanks for all the help with the pumpkins last Friday! I've selected a few that I will feature this Thursday on Elizabeth Street. I'll link to you if I selected your idea :)
Oooooh, beautiful flowers!
ReplyDeleteThere's a lot of things I didn't know - and I am always bringing home grocery store flowers - I feel like I make them last a pretty long time but this may make them even better! I would love to take a floral design class, this inspired me to look but no luck finding one around St. Louis!
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I tried to read your article, but the link was not working...maybe too many people trying to read it? :)
ReplyDeletehaha my only hope is that i crash the site from traffic!
Deletei hope i fixed the link. does it work now?
thanks for the tip :)
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DeleteBrava Sharon!! I am so happy that you have found your dream job. Keep posting - I love to see how you, Rob, and your three hoodlums are doing. Thanks for giving me a taste of NYC, even when I'm far away.
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DeleteThat sounds like so much fun! Whenever we get flowers at the house my mom always has me put them in a vase - she says I have a "gift". I am going to check out FlowerSchool! Congrats on your first post! Heres to many more.
ReplyDeleteGreat article, Sharon! I'll have to review it before I hit the farmer's market next weekend. Congrats!
ReplyDeleteI worked at the North Carolina Museum of Art, where they have monthly flower-arranging courses. It was incredible just to go learn and hear the opinions of the florists. good stuff!
ReplyDeleteWonderful article -- I learned alot. Can't wait to get some flowers today to arrange!
ReplyDeleteI will be bookmarking this article! I did not know about FlowerSchool and I think you are absolutely right about taking a class during the winter. What a perfect way to lift ones spirits and bring beauty into our homes. Hope to see you there.
ReplyDeleteWOW!So beautiful flowers!Love the sweet article!
ReplyDeleteI just thought you should know that in your description on slide 8, under step 3, it reads, "He repeat[sic] the process until he used all the flowers." Sorry. I can't help myself. I was a proofreader and every little detail stands out to me now.
ReplyDeleteI loved this post so much, I buy bodega flowers all the time and want to do "more" with them! Shared it with my readers here: http://seektobemerry.blogspot.com/2012/10/hump-day-distractions_24.html
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