Florist News

I had a bride come in today to book her wedding, everything she showed me is fine but she mentioned she had seen in a book about dipping the roses in a substance which will leave them glittered but unharmed (embalming she called it). As much as I try to read new trends I have to admit this one loses me. I rang the local wholesaler who also has not heard of it so I am hoping that someone out there has at least heard of if not tried it and can give me some idea of what the product is I would use and who manufactures it. Its quite essential to her design as it is a nine yard wedding, over 18 wraps of roses and she wants them all tipped with this stuff.

Look forward to some ideas!!!!

I had to glitter roses for a bride last Christmas, so I used oasis design spray (she wanted a gold glitter). My bride only wanted a gentle sprinking of glitter so this was perfect. I guess you could give it a second spray to make it a heavier glitter. It didn't harm the roses at all. Good luck with the wedding.

__________________
Rainbow

Quote of the day : To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent that is to triumph over old age.
Amos Bronson Alcott

NOT HEARD OF THAT ONE I HAVE DONE PLENTY OF GLITTERED ROSES AND ALL I HAVE DONE IS USE A SPRAY GLUE LIKE RAINBOW AND THE GLITTER TO USE ISTHE VERY FINE ONE USALLY PICK IT UP AT CARD MAKERS SHOPS BUT HAVE SEEN IT ON THE ANAGRAM BALLOON STAND AT THE LAST SOF EVENT SORRY THE ONE BEFORE I WAS JUST ABOUT TO DROP AT THE LAST ONE

God , sounds hideously excessive. Only used the oasis glitter in gold and then only lightly. Advise hefty additional charge to cover the hasstle and extra face masks you'll need.

Hi Abi Claires Accessories do a glitter body spray that we use (doesn't whiff as much as the oasis stuff) It is subtle so you may have to give a couple of coats, would see if you can persuade her to have this, too much hassle glueing and dipping for me. There's a couple of Claires in city centre!

What a good idea then if I get it on myself (as I usually do) instead of washing it off _ with a scrubbing brush, I could wear it and look the business on disco night

__________________
Rainbow

Quote of the day : To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent that is to triumph over old age.
Amos Bronson Alcott

I use it a lot wit prom flowers and a lot of brides here love it.. I use design master petal proof.. then I sprinkle diamond dust on it.. works great!!

__________________

spotted this on an sum1's site (american i think) http://store.goldenroseflowers.com/servlet/Detail?no=2

just a guess, but I would say they have sprayed with the glue over the top and dipped the heads into glitter,, then maybe used the glitter spray to dust over the rest of the rose, The build up of glitter on the tops of the rose could only have been done by dipping.

Could be worth emailing the shop and asking what they use.

We used to glitter alot of things at christmas ourselves because to buy them pre-glittered it was so much more expensive.Its very easy, we either used a body glitter as you know that it is ok for skin so is ok for flowers, or we'd spray them and sprinkle the fine glitter on(as someones mentioned above).We used the glitter that was ment for personalised balloons.You'll be fine.Good luck.

Thanks folks - think I will play Henry Kissenger and diplomatically explain that perhaps less is more and go with the body spray. What a combination - navy blue and silver. Hmmmm