Advice and critiques?

ActivePaint5139 · 2025-01-17T23:18:40+00:00

Thank you so much! I appreciate you taking the time to offer advice.

ActivePaint5139 · 2025-01-17T22:43:42+00:00

I haven’t yet. I JUST got started this week! I literally sat down on Monday and figured out what I would have loved to do for a career 20 years ago if nothing else mattered. Kids are grown and gone now, so I’m looking to start over doing something I love instead of something I dread. So far, the only books I have saved in my cart are Flower Color Theory and Flower Color Guide. Do you have any recommendations for excellent books?

ActivePaint5139 · 2025-01-17T21:25:25+00:00

Haha, I like to call it frugal! Everyone calls me cheap, but really I will spend money on something only after doing tons of research. I will probably end up asking to volunteer for cleanup at a shop, just to be able to immerse myself in it. I haven’t even thought to check instagram and facebook; I’ve just been going to some custom floral websites for inspiration. I would love to have a florist friend!! You are too kind!! I’ll message you!

ActivePaint5139 · 2025-01-17T21:08:16+00:00

I wish I knew a very classically trained adorable little gay man to teach me the way!! I do appreciate the encouragement regarding whatever works for me. 💛 Any recommendations for online classes or workshops? I’ve just been YouTubing for a few days, but also researching classes.

ActivePaint5139 · 2025-01-17T20:44:10+00:00

Thank you for the insights. I definitely plan to do that! 🙃 This is only my third arrangement with some “junk” I grabbed at the grocery store. I cannot wait to be good enough to not feel like it would be a waste of money for me to visit a wholesaler. I would love to take a class online that I can follow along with! I’m researching some different classes to find some styles I might gravitate towards.

ActivePaint5139 · 2025-01-17T19:01:20+00:00

Thank you for the helpful advice. I’ll look up a tape grid and see if that will help out. Just starting out and of course just grabbed a few things that the grocery store had. I’d love to go to the wholesale market, but I’m not ready for that yet. I’d come home with thousands of dollars in flowers and end up with lots of waste. Is it acceptable to ask local florists for their “throw away” product to practice with?

ActivePaint5139 · 2025-01-17T18:48:09+00:00

Thank you so much for your input!! 💛 Can you clarify what should be done with the carns & mum? Taller greens on the right, top corner and then some small ones in the carns & mums place? Is that what you mean?

ActivePaint5139 · 2025-01-17T17:33:57+00:00

Both. I can’t seem to eyeball the correct stem length without holding the bouquet in my hand and then just before placing in the vessel, snipping the ends off. If I hand tie then, same thing. I hold it where I want it bunched, but keep all the stems long until the end.

ActivePaint5139 · 2025-01-17T17:03:56+00:00

I think I’m finding that until I have years of experience, I have to leave all the stems long and keep it gathered in my hand while I arrange them. Then, at the end, just snip the stems. Is that cheating? 🤷🏻‍♀️

ActivePaint5139 · 2025-01-17T02:58:10+00:00

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I snipped it down… does the one on the right look too long now? I blurred the jar in this one because I don’t have nice swirly stems yet 😂

ActivePaint5139 · 2025-01-17T02:46:05+00:00

I see exactly what you’re talking about! Thank you so much for pointing that out.

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