personal flowers floral design ms. perry. personal flowers personal flowers include: flowers to wear...
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Personal FlowersFloral Design
Ms. Perry
Personal Flowers• Personal flowers include:
• Flowers to Wear• Flowers to Carry
• Think of how flowers might be used in a wedding or a special occasion.
• Do you hold any flowers?
• Do you wear any flowers?
Flowers to Wear•Hair Pieces
•Corsages
•Boutonnieres
•Accessories
•Botanical Jewelry
Flowers to Wear
•Hair Pieces•Pins•Head
Wreath•Clips
Flowers to Wear
• Corsages• Wearable floral
arrangement for women
• Can be worn on shoulder, wrist, arm
• Should be coordinated with outfit, occasion and individual
Flowers to Wear• Popular Types of Corsages
• Single-flower: uses one flower and is good for bulk orders.
• Single-spray: or garland corsage, can be made from all the same type or variety of blooms.
• Double-spray: two single-spray corsages placed end-to-end
Flowers to WearFootball Mum Corsage
•Materials: chrysanthemum, salal leaves, mum adhesive, bows, streamers, #22 wire, floral tape, novelty items, finishing spray, floral knife, mum corsage backing and scissors
Flowers to Wear
• Boutonnieres• Comes from the French word
meaning “buttonhole”• Is traditionally worn in the
buttonhole of a lapel on a jacket
Flowers to Wear• Design Considerations
• Should work with, not against an outfit i.e. compliment it
• It is best to avoid flowers that require a lot of water to stay fresh• Could use a corsage stem if
necessary• Try to use rugged or hardy flowers• Designs should be light-weight
Flowers to Wear• Prep and Construction
1. Prepare nonperishable items first
2. Use strategies to minimize plant transpiration
3. Organize into groups to facilitate quick assembly
4. Wire foliage first, then flowers5. Assemble your corsage!
Flowers to Wear•Accessories
• Purses• Hats • Sash
Flowers to Wear• Botanical Jewelry
• Leis• Necklaces• Bracelets
Flowers to Carry•Bouquets
•Hand-Tied•Cascade•Presentation •Round Cluster•Tussy-Mussy
Flowers to Carry
•Hand-Tied• Flowers chosen to match
style and color of gown• Usually a variety of flowers• Arranged as if ‘just-picked’
from garden• Tied with ribbon or lace• Stems showing out of base
Flowers to Carry
•Cascade• Flows downward like a
waterfall• Traditional style, best used
with full gowns with long train
• Length can vary greatly
Flowers to Carry• Presentation Bouquet
• Usually long-stemmed flowers
• Held in the crook of the arm, where your elbow bends
• Can be simple or elaborate, should fit the style of dress
• Should be of adequate size to fit comfortably with some spillover, along the length of your lower arm
• Similar to Miss America or Homecoming Queen bouquets
Flowers to Carry• Round Cluster
• Tight, round, grouping (dome shaped) of flowers
• Minimal use of foliage or leaves
• Can be mixed bouquet or single type of flower
• May have a collar around the cluster
Flowers to Carry
• Tussy Mussy• Victorian style posy• Arranged in a
decorative holder• Metal, fabric, cone-
shaped• Made to bring attention
to the holder
Today’s Activity• Working in your table groups, create a poster
by drawing a football mum corsage, with parts labels, illustrating the basic components, using LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL COLORS.
• Use one computer per table to research images of football mum corsages and accessories
• Draw the types of accessories that you decided to add to your football mum corsage, using arrows to indicate where they are attached.
• Due at the end of the period TODAY