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Treen seems to be off line at the moment so I thought Id jump in and answer that for you.
The ribbon round the board is called box pleating. You'll need a roll of florist ribbon and a stapler, then pleat the ribbon, stapling as you go, first one way then the other. Is it white double chrysanths you are using to base the shamrock? They are best to use. You dont need to wire them, just cut them quite short and push into the oasis, if you havent done it before then best just keep the heads short and against the oasis. The lillies wont need to be wired either, I would just be careful not to do too big a spray because otherwise you loose the shape of the shamrock.
Hope this helps you,good luck in your design. Feel free to ask anything else

Oh by the time Id typed that, shes back online again oops

I have an iPhone.
I can sit on the loo and be online

grose

Far tooo much information

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Ewwwwwwwwww Treen and you seemed so nice

thank you so much appleblooms for ur help i am greatful for it i have a small size shamrock so only doing very small spary if it dont look right will leave it off thanks again 4 ur advice

To treen and qualified florist
thanks for the replys but i am not doing collage training im doing a home study (started 2 weeks ago)and start unpaid work next friday in a florist!!
hopeful i wont be out of my depth will have a test run first !!!
simone

May I give you some advice Simone. Be totally honest with the florist who you will work for. Don't pretend to be able to do something you are not sure of. Better for her to explain twice than you get it wrong and expensive stock is wasted. As it is unpaid work she knows you are there to learn. Don't be worried if she starts you on all the most boring and mundain tasks first. When I went into a florist unpaid to learn my first job was washing out the buckets! As I now have my own shop and am the chief bucket washer that training was invaluable.
Make notes of everything you are shown. That way you will have something to look back on next time you do it. We can't be expected to remember everything at once so you could take the notebook into work and refer to it. Once the florist teaches you hand ties and arrangements, ask her if you can take photos of them. You can put these into a little folder as your training log. Along with your notes they will become your own record of achievement.
It is the very best job in the world. So good luck with your course, and enjoy yourself in the shop. Don't forget to come on here and let us know how you are getting on.

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Not sure if it will help in this case, but Smithers-Oasis are now doing a very nice pre-cut shamrock shape.