Originally Posted by fly2hi

Absolutely correct..and it's so refreshing to hear you all saying so. If you want comments like "that's lovely darling" then all you need do is ask one of your friends. If you want constructive criticism or just a few ideas you may not have thought of, then there's no better place than here. Let's face it, if you feel your work is 100% and can't be improved, then the future is going to be a little boring. If you're like most people and are continually striving to do things a little better then you need to keep adding to your 'ideas bank'. I don't really believe there is a 'perfect' way to do anything in floristry. So when someone says.."you could do this" or "you could add a little bit more of that", it's simply a suggestion as to how you could do it a little different next time. Not necessarily better, just different. If something really is 'not quite right', then any 'constructive criticism' should be accompanied by an explanation of how the work doesn't comply with the 'established' rules.
It's good to see this happening and it's what makes this forum such a useful resource.