Explore Floral Design ~ 10 day class

Explore Floral Design		Maximum 6 students 9am to 5pm       1hour lunch           June 3-7 and 10-14  /10 days Monday thru Friday

Overview This 10 day Exploration Floral Design class will teach the basic principals of floral design, and so much more.  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 is a required class for job placement.  The 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.  And every class day will be more fun than you can imagine and the amount of flowers to work with and industry information is fantastic! 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. This class enables you to become 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.  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. Evaluation A certificate of completion of this class will be available with a passing grade on the final exam. Students that have enrolled and passed the Explore Floral Design and wish to enroll in the Advanced Floral design class that follows will be given a ½ off discount on that class price when combining these 2 classes. 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.  You will not take apart your designs to execute the next floral design. 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. PayPal link for payment of Class https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=6GVU2NZZXKQH6 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. Hotels & Restaurants are located in the Kansas City downtown area.  A short commute to the Classroom.  Call for more information.  913-708-2988

Student designs on Wedding Design day ~ basic 10 day class

Students created these designs in the basic 10 day class.  We have a professional photographer across the hall James Ferris that kindly shot these photos for the students.
I think they did an amazing job for their first nosegay & cascade in a bridal bouquet holder.

Wedding design instruction is one of the favorites of students....we also learn to design, flower girl & ring bearer designs, hand tied, and flowers to wear...flower rings a favorite of this class.

Enjoy!!!
Christina Burton-Fox    AIFD

Twist the Basic Floral Design Class 10am to 1pm

• • Tuesday, July 9, 2013
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    10:00am until 1:00pm

• Twist Basic Floral Design Class ~ 10am to 1pm Twist the Basics Maximum 6 students 10am to 1pm                July 9, 2013 Overview This class takes a basic design and teaches you how to give them a twist…you will be using new techniques to take the everyday design to an upscale look. Objectives You will design with fresh flowers and execute new design techniques. Activities Each student will have materials provided to execute these design. 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 on site. 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. 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 will be provided for the design. This design is yours to take with you at the end of class. Flower selection will be seasonal and all wire, tape, glue, etc. will be available. Class Registration To register for this class: Registration & Class Materials $50.00 This amount is due in full to reserve your design table. Payment can be made with any major credit card or by Pay Pal. https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=KE8KNYNNS4A4U 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.

Moss Covered Cans with Herbs or Succulent Plantings

Tuesday April 16, 2013  6:30-8:30

Come to the Classroom to get yourself in the dirt...We will create the the cans & then select our plantings...fun evening from 6:30-8:30

12 Students can enroll and all supplies and registration in included for $25.00

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Christina Burton-Fox   AIFD  instructor

Wedding ideas...sophisticated looks

aubergene calla's hand tied

metallic grays...love the bright colors in the bouquets

Fuchsia orchids...truly tropical

Natural greens....so beautiful & tranquil

Magazine-Worthy Wedding Flowers: The Pricing you should Expect

Magazine-Worthy Wedding Flowers: The Pricing You Should Expect                 www.weddingaces.com

By Holly ~ February 27th, 2013 ~ Flowers	12 Comments

This post was created to help brides everywhere get a realistic expectation of what magazine/blog worthy wedding flowers cost. Brides spend countless hours studying wedding flowers online or in magazines. Those images are pinned and pulled from magazines and brought to wedding florists. When this happens the floral designer is often in the uncomfortable position of letting a bride know that the designs she is dreaming of don’t match her flower budget. Brides, who pull their inspiration from magazines and the internet, should know that studying pictures in magazines can be helpful and also disheartening. Studying is helpful because you can begin to determine the types of flowers you like, it’s harmful because most of the designs you will see don’t have a price tag by them. Brides should remember that only the best of the best in design is published, and it probably had a nice price tag to match it.


To help brides with the planning of their floral budget I am offering a list of what I believe is realistic pricing for magazine-worthy wedding flowers. The prices were also checked and discussed by a group of wedding and event designers called the Chapel Designers. This group is a network of wedding and event floral designers from all across the country. Realize that the flowers you choose and the skill level of your designer will affect the final costs of your flowers. New designers typically charge less for their services because they are trying to build a portfolio, this can be good for a bride, but it is also a bit risky. Seasoned designers know how to design, secure product, detect quality issues, care for the flowers, trouble shoot and how to fully service an event. The region you live in will also effect the below listed pricing.
Once again the below prices are based on nice-sized, lush full designs–the kind you see in magazines.  The prices are also entirely below industry standards if you are pricing luxury designs. Those kind of designs are dripping with orchids or feature tables full of flowers. Are there cheaper options then the below listed prices? Yes, there are cheaper options and many of those are wonderful options. However the goal of this post is to help brides price middle of the road full rich elegant designs.

*Bridal Bouquets should range from $250-400. Yes, they really cost this much. Certainly if you were to choose all carnations, babies breath, or mums the design would be considerably less. However most brides are choosing lush bouquets full of hydrangea, Cabbage roses (also known as garden roses), orchids, regular roses, callas, ranunculus, stock, tulips, and many others. Note that Cabbage roses are really expensive – about three to five times the price of a regular rose. You will see cabbage roses in everything as you look for inspiration in magazines and blogs. Cabbage roses are more costly then peonies and many types of hydrangea. If you choose the cabbage roses or orchids, or callas, you can expect to be on the higher end of this range or higher. Lily of the valley and gardenias would also increase the price of the bridal bouquet. Cascading bouquets are also on the higher end of this range.

*Maids Bouquets typically range from $95-165, the higher price point will come into effect if you want peony, cabbage roses, and other super costly flowers. Carnations, daises or mums can be used to create a cheaper design.

*Boutonnieres $13 -16, if you don’t want to see the floral tape on the stem and you like ribbon or twine the price will be on the higher end.

*Corsages These pieces are typically given to moms, grands, and other ladies participating in the wedding. They come in several different styles. Pin on range from $22-25, wrist style are $26-30 and mini bouquets are $30 and up.

* Flower Girls These young ladies can have mini baskets or bouquets for $45 and up. Kissing balls or pomanders start at $95 and up. Flower crowns or halos should also begin at the $90 and up price point.

* Altar Flowers These large pieces typically start at $250 and up. The scale of the design has to be large and anything smaller than this looks out of proportion. It’s easy to spend $400-500 for really big designs.

* Aisle FlowersThese designs are created to mark family reserved seating or to decorate the aisle. Plain bows should start around $15 for true satin ribbon and not acetate.  Bows and greens will be $20-25 and then bouquets of flowers will go up from there. Kissing balls or pomanders begin at $110 for this area.

* Place Card Designs are usually big entrance or arrival pieces. If budget allows set this piece at $400 and up.

* Centerpieces These designs come in many shapes and sizes. Weddings typically feature low designs and elevated designs. Designing a low piece that is full and similar to those famous designs you see in a magazine is hard to do for under $150.  It’s easy for a full design to be in the $250 and up range if you feature hydrangea, cabbage roses, peonies and such.  A huge misconception is that gatherings of little designs or water designs with submerged flowers is less expensive. This is simply not the case. Lugging water at a venue and filling multiple vases with submerged flowers and candles is costly and a very labor intensive task. The same holds true for bud vases, multiple bud vases requires lots of organization and planning. Simple bud vases should start at $25 each.

Elevated designs are awesome and bring lots of drama into the room, but they typically can’t be created for under $250. These big designs require hundreds of stems. The elevated designs you are seeing featured in magazines are probably $400 and up. If the designs feature cascading orchids they should be priced even higher. This price often includes the elevated stand but is many shops you will pay an additional rental fee on any of the hard goods.

Also be aware that if you choose to do farm tables or oblong tables, also known as king tables or feasting tables this style of seating requires even more flowers. Instead of one centerpiece in the middle of the round table you will now need to create multiple pieces to extend the length of the table.

* Cake flowers are typically sold at $75 and up.

* Throw bouquets are typically $45 and up. Some designers offer these at no charge but that is less and less common.

* Labor and delivery, brides should expect to pay around 20 percent of the subtotal before tax for the delivery of their flowers. This will ensure that a team is fully committed to your event with tools, supplies and emergency flowers.

* Breakdown is an additional fee that is charged to clean up after the event and to remove all rental items from the venue. This is often in the price range of 5% or a minimum fee of $250.00

Photos by Timmester Photography

Nothing is more painful for a floral designer than telling a bride her flower requests are out of her budget. We truly hope this post helps!

I think this information is really on target for Kansas City...the low centerpieces can be designed for $75 & $100 but can be on the smaller size.

Remember when a floral designer is selected for a photo shoot an overall "look "not "price" is your main focus, showcasing your design style and the beauty of flowers!

Christina Burton-Fox    AIFD

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Terrarium & Kokedama Class Saturday May 4, 2013

 Saturday May 4, 2013

10-1     Maximum 6 students

Terrarium & Kokedama Class

Learn to plant a Terrarium and create a Kokedama

Terrarium: is a tightly closed, clear glass or plastic container filled with small plants for growing.

Kokedama: an old Japanese art inspired by bonsai.  It uses moss as a vessel to hold the roots of a plant, which can be suspended in air.

This class will get your hands into the dirt & moss creating green & growing plantings.  The Kokedama for outdoors and the Terrarium for indoors.

Both designs will be yours to take with you at the end of class to enjoy or give as a wonderful green growing gift!



Flower Classroom
1427 W. 9th suite 405  KCMO  64101
flowerclassroom@gmail.com
913-708-2988
Christina Burton-Fox AIFD    instructor

Materials
All plants and containers for the planting of the terrarium.  Moss and twine for the creating of a Kokedama.  These plants will be seasonal and able to thrive in the Midwest zone for outdoors and the indoor plants will be small tropical plants.
Some succulents will be available.


Class Registration
$75.00
To reserve your space at a design table a full payment is required.

Payment can be made with Pay Pal the link is provided below.

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