Florist News

Customer came in and wants a head circlet and a looooong necklace, hippy-style, with 'daisies', like a daisy chain, she says... hey-elp!!! How would anyone tackle this? I have to do it today, have laid aside a few gerberas but just don;t have any nifty ideas for making it work. I measured her head (thought that was quite smart thinking!)

For the head piece I would either tape together 2 lengths of heavy gauge wire and make into a circle to fit and then wire/glue on the flowers; or get some ivy and make in to a circlet then add the flowers.

For the necklace, I would think that's a bit more tricky as obviously the wire wouldn't be so fluid when hanging round the neck - perhaps buy a chain and then wire/glue flowers/foliage onto it?? Good luck

__________________
www.treesfloraldesign.co.uk

Thanks Tree.... I went for twisted kermite-green coloured wire, then wired in pink, orange, yellow mini-gers, kermit and stallion heads, and a bit of lilac statice - aciiiiiiiiid!!! We have some silvery, ropey stuff which l;ooks a bit like chain, which we use in buttonholes, so putting grouped bits of statice and mini-gers on that. I thought the same re: wire - would not lie properly. Thanks for the help!!! It has taken me two and a half hours and she has a budget of £30!!!!!!

Sounds lovely, but a lot of work for £30. Did you take a pic you could post?

__________________
www.treesfloraldesign.co.uk

We r taking pix... will try and post them. May be stretching my capabilities!!!!!