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Saturday, December 8, 2012

3 ~ Evenings of Floral Design




Evening Floral Design

Maximum 6 students
5pm to 9pm
January 9,10 & 11, 2013



Overview

This evening class will be for the enthusiast and the floral professional.  We will cover each night a new design style and technique.  All the designs will have a demonstration to get your creative juices flowing and then you interpret the materials for your signature design.  Three nights of floral fun and when the week ends some great pieces for your home or fabulous gifts! 

Objectives

You will design with fresh and permanent flowers executing new design techniques.  You add your creative touch.
5 designs we will create:
·       Centerpiece…fresh and permanent materials
·       Door design…permanent
·       Powder room design…fresh and permanent
·       Designers Choice…fresh & permanent
·       Holiday (Valentines)..fresh & permanent

Activities

Each student will have materials provided to execute the designs.

Floral Design Tools

The classroom will provide all the tools needed in the class.  Additional tools available for purchase.

Evaluation

A certificate of completion of this class will be available upon request.
Christina Burton-Fox   AIFD   instructor




Materials

Fresh flowers and foliage’s and the containers will be provided for all the designs.  These designs are yours to take with you at the end of each class.
Flower selection will be seasonal.  You will have permanent materials and all wire, tape, glue, etc. will be provided. Additional materials can be purchased for continued practice outside of the classroom.

Class Registration

To register for this class:
Registration & Class Materials:
$425.00

This amount is due in full to reserve your design table.  Payment can be made with any major credit card or with Pay Pal.
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=E5L2JXVMCNKU6

Cancelation of your space in the class is allowed up to 14 days before class for a full refund.  After that a credit will be applied for classes in the future.






Basic Floral Design Class ~ 10 day Class




Basic Floral Design

Maximum 6 students
9am to 5pm       1hour lunch          
March 18 -22  and 25-29  2013
Monday thru Friday Class                      



Overview

This 2 week Basic Floral Design Class will teach the basic principals of floral design.   Each day will have a morning lecture and afternoon of hands on designing.  Students will participate in the processing and handling of fresh flowers each day for the lab session.   The students will be trained to execute all basic forms of design to apply for a floral designer position.  This class offers business information on pricing for profit.  We recommend additional business classes for retail Flower Shop operations.  The students will have a final exam on materials covered during lectures.
FLOWERS are beautiful creations, the curiosity and enthusiasm for information on FLOWERS is contagious.  Take yourself somewhere new….to the Flower Classroom.  Learn to be a FLOWER expert.

Objectives

·       Introduction to design
·       American Floral Trends Forecast
·       Color terms and theory
·        Processing and handling of fresh flowers
·       Flower & Foliage identification
·       Blooming and Green Plants for interiors
·       Hands on design of basic forms of design
·       Techniques in design
·       Wedding Bouquets
·       Flowers to wear
·       Sympathy Tributes
·       Every day designs
·       Plan a Party
·       Pricing of floral products
·       Salesmanship with FLOWERS
·       Handling Customer complaints




Activities

Each student will have materials provided to execute all designs.  The classroom also has additional books, supplies and flowers for purchase.  This allows students to practice additional designs at home.
We will cover the Principles, Elements & Techniques of Design
·       Balance, Emphasis, Harmony, Proportion, Rhythm & Unity
·       Color, Form, Line, Space & Texture
·       Bailing, Banding, Binding, Bunching, Clustering, Detailing, Facing, Framing, Grouping, Hand Tying, Kubari, Lacing, Layering, Mirroring, Pave, Pillowing, Sequencing, Sheltering, Stacking, Terracing, Tufting, Veiling, Wrapping & Zoning.

Floral Design Tools

The Flower Classroom provides a Notebook of Floral information, Color Wheel and a California Flower Selection guide.
 Students should bring something for note taking and a hand held calculator.
Students should bring a design knife, sharp scissors and or pruners.  The classroom has assorted tools available to use, new floral tools are available in the classroom to purchase.  Any other tools necessary for the class will be available to use.

Evaluation

A certificate of completion of this class will be available with a passing grade on the final exam.
Christina Burton-Fox   AIFD   instructor



FLOWERS are beautiful creations.  The curiosity and enthusiasm for information about flowers is contagious.  Enroll in the Flower Classroom for the most up to date information….when the ordinary won’t do…take yourself somewhere new!


Materials

Fresh flowers and foliage’s and the containers will be provided for all the designs.  These designs are yours to take with you at the end of each class day.
Flower selection will be seasonal.  The classroom will have a wide selection of flowers to choose from for design execution.  You will have permanent materials and all wire, tape, glue, etc. will be provided. Additional materials, fresh flowers & foliage’s can be purchased for continued practice outside of the classroom.

Styles of Design
·      Botanical
·      Circular Mass
·      Formal Linear
·      Line-Mass
·      Triangular
·      Vegetative




Class Registration

70 hours classroom time
Registration & Class Materials for a       10-day class.
                      $2,235.00

This amount is due in full to reserve your design table.  Payment can be made with any major credit card or with Pay Pal.



Cancelation of your space in the class is allowed up to 14 days before class for a full refund.  After that a credit will be applied for classes in the future.


 PayPal link for payment of Class










Advanced Floral Design Class ~ 3 days




Advanced Floral class

Maximum 6 students
9am to 5pm         1 hour lunch          
January 16, 17 & 18th  2013



Overview

This class is for a professional floral designer.  We will explore the advanced techniques and styles of design.  These techniques will enable you to take your floral knowledge to the next level.  One day will focus on floral art and composing a form for the table top in an artistic design.

Objectives

You will design with fresh flowers and execute new design techniques.  Just add your creative touch.
·       Day one/ Wedding Flowers
·       Day two/ Large Scale design
·       Day three/ Floral Art design

Activities

Each student will have materials provided to execute the design.  Designs will be available for the student to take with them after class daily.


Floral Design Tools

Each student should bring a design knife, sharp scissors and or pruners.  If you do not have these tools, they are available in the classroom to purchase.  Any other tools necessary for the class will be available to use.

Evaluation

A certificate of completion of this class will be available upon request.

Materials

Flower selection will be seasonal and all wire, tape, glue, etc. will be provided.


Class Registration


To register for this class:
Registration & Class Materials
                    $825.00
This amount is due in full to reserve your design table.  Payment can be made with any major credit card or with Pay Pal.
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=ACX4D5D7XS75U

Cancelation of your space in the class is allowed up to 14 days before class for a full refund.  After that a credit will be applied for classes in the future.






Friday, November 23, 2012

Escort table design

A Beautiful escort table design.  This is a  great way to achieve high impact at your escort table with a mono-botanical hand tied flowers.  Any color palate could be selected to achieve this look.
enjoy!

Christina

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Floral Education Videos Resource

BJ Dyer shared this information about great videos with great information!!  Some information out there is  really sketchy....

These video's are made by very talented AIFD members.


The Oasis Idea Channel at YouTube is fairly new to me. Four of the six Design Directors who are making the videos are AIFD members. I like it because of the information about brand new products and how to use them. http://www.youtube.com/OASISFloral

Florists' Review has a terrific library at http://www.youtube.com/FloristsReview. Talmage McLaurin AIFD has a dynamic and accessible presentation style. Very clear and easy to follow. Basic, but well done.

Hitomi Gilliam AIFD has a wealth of creative ideas at Accent Design' Channel using their products. http://www.youtube.com/AccentDecor There are also a few videos by Kevin Ylvisaker AIFD and Brooke Raulerson AIFD there as well.

The Flower School video library at www.floraldesigninstitute.com is a nice resource, especially for beginners. It's also on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/FlowerSchool. Leanne Kesler AIFD has really polished her presentation style.

Heather De Kok AIFD has some instructionals at http://www.youtube.com/CFDFlowers

Across the pond, Neil Whittaker AIFD has videos on two channels:http://www.youtube.com/designelementflowers as well as http://www.youtube.com/WiddupsSome of his concepts are new and fresh to American eyes.

and of course, uBloom.com by J Schwanke AIFD. Many of his uBloom videos are on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/HowToArrangeFlowers.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Tropical flowers from Maui Flowers Growers Association







Beautiful Tropical flowers from Maui...the perfect time of year to order and ship tropicals...before it gets really frosty out!  They are stunning flowers.
Christina

Sunday, November 4, 2012

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